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LIND, James (1716-1794). A Treatise of the Scurvy. Edinburgh: Sands, Murray, and Cochran for A. Kincaid & A. Donaldson, 1753.
8o (203 x 128 mm). Contemporary English sprinkled calf; quarter morocco folding case.
FIRST EDITION OF LIND'S CLASSIC TREATISE ON SCURVY. Serving as naval surgeon on the H.M.S. Salisbury in 1747, Lind performed what was probably the first deliberately planned controlled therapeutic trial ever undertaken. Lind isolated a dozen sailors suffering from the disease and over a fortnight gave to each pair of men one of six suggested treatments for the disease on a controlled regimen. Of the treatmens tried, the oranges and lemons proved the most efficacious. The account of this famous experiment is among the many important experiments on the disease described in this work by the founder of naval hygiene in England. It also gives an excellent critical summary on previous literature on the disease. "Lind showed that in preserved form citrus juices could be carried for long periods on board ship, and that, if administered properly, they would prevent the disease. The application of this knowledge by naval surgeons who followed Lind led to the eventual elimination of the disease from the British Navy" (Garrison-Morton). A VERY FINE COPY. Dibner Heralds of Science 126; Garrison-Morton 3713; Grolier Medicine 44; NLM/Blake, p. 272; Norman 1354.
8o (203 x 128 mm). Contemporary English sprinkled calf; quarter morocco folding case.
FIRST EDITION OF LIND'S CLASSIC TREATISE ON SCURVY. Serving as naval surgeon on the H.M.S. Salisbury in 1747, Lind performed what was probably the first deliberately planned controlled therapeutic trial ever undertaken. Lind isolated a dozen sailors suffering from the disease and over a fortnight gave to each pair of men one of six suggested treatments for the disease on a controlled regimen. Of the treatmens tried, the oranges and lemons proved the most efficacious. The account of this famous experiment is among the many important experiments on the disease described in this work by the founder of naval hygiene in England. It also gives an excellent critical summary on previous literature on the disease. "Lind showed that in preserved form citrus juices could be carried for long periods on board ship, and that, if administered properly, they would prevent the disease. The application of this knowledge by naval surgeons who followed Lind led to the eventual elimination of the disease from the British Navy" (Garrison-Morton). A VERY FINE COPY. Dibner Heralds of Science 126; Garrison-Morton 3713; Grolier Medicine 44; NLM/Blake, p. 272; Norman 1354.