HARRIS, Walter (1647-1732). De morbis acutis infantum, London: S. Smith & B. Walford, 1705, 8°, second London edition, publisher's advertisement leaf at end (perforation stamp on title, F4 and H2, lightly browned), modern cloth. [Blake p. 198; cf. GM 6321 & Norman 994 for first edition of 1689] Provenance: Kent & Canterbury Hospital (library stamp on title); JCL

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HARRIS, Walter (1647-1732). De morbis acutis infantum, London: S. Smith & B. Walford, 1705, 8°, second London edition, publisher's advertisement leaf at end (perforation stamp on title, F4 and H2, lightly browned), modern cloth. [Blake p. 198; cf. GM 6321 & Norman 994 for first edition of 1689] Provenance: Kent & Canterbury Hospital (library stamp on title); JCL

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The standard work on pediatrics for over 100 years. This edition includes additional essays on Venereal Disease, Diabetes, Angina and Hysteria. Harris was the physician to William and Mary and anticipated the modern treatment of tetany by using calcium salts in infantile convulsions.

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