Principles of pathological anatomy : adapted to the Cyclopedia of practical medicine and Andral's elements / by J. Hope.

  • Hope, James, 1801-1841.
Date:
1845
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Credit: Principles of pathological anatomy : adapted to the Cyclopedia of practical medicine and Andral's elements / by J. Hope. Source: Wellcome Collection.

Provider: This material has been provided by the National Library of Medicine (U.S.), through the Medical Heritage Library. The original may be consulted at the National Library of Medicine (U.S.)

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    TO THB FIRST AMERICAN EDITION The Editor has been induced, from several considerations, to prepare an American edition of Dr. Hope's splendid work on Pathological Anatomy. In the first place, a complete system of Pathological Anatomy, with full and accurate illustrations by color- ed plates, and which can be obtained at a low price, is evidently a desideratum. The high price, which has necessarily been placed upon works of this character, has pre- vented their general circulation; and this circumstance alone has, doubtless, done much to prevent Pathological Anatomy from being cultivated with the assiduity tha it would have been under more favorable circumstances. It is lamentably true, that this department has been more neglected in this country than any other fundamental branch of medical science; and it is not going too far to say, that practical medicine has suffered very materially by such neglect. It is hoped that these difficulties have, in some measure, been obviated by the present publication. The value of the original work is undoubted, and, the labor of the Editor being saved to the purchaser, it is placed at a price far below any similar work ever offered to the American profession. The great value of Dr. Hope's work consists especially in the fidelity of his draw- ings. He assures us the drawings were always completed within a few hours after the specimen was taken from the body, so that any changes in color, from decompo- sition or exposure to the atmosphere, were avoided, and a faithful representation secured. In copying these drawings, the Editor has been able to obtain a fac simile of the original. The lithography and coloring have been executed under his immediate supervision, and the utmost precaution has been used to avoid errors. The additions made by the Editor are distinguished from the text by being inclu- ded in brackets [ ]. L. M. L. November, 1844.