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"one of the most important works in the history of medicine and
the foundation stone of cellular pathology" (Garrison-Morton)

Rudolf Virchow's Die Cellularpathologie (PMM 307c)
first edition

Rudolf Virchow: Cellular Pathology, first edition "All cells come from other cells... Where a cell originates it must have been preceded by another cell, just as animals are produced only by other animals and plants by other plants."

-Rudolf Virchow

VIRCHOW, Rudolf. Die Cellularpathologie in ihrer Begrundung auf physiologische und pathologische Gewebelehre.Berlin: August Hirschwald, 1858. Octavo, modern three-quarter calf over original boards. $5500.

First edition of one of the most influential works in the history of medicine.

"Virchow made cellular pathology into a system of overwhelming importance. His main statement of the theory was given in a series of 20 lectures in 1858. The lectures, published in 1858 as his book Die Cellularpathologie in ihrer Begründung auf physiologische und pathologische Gewebenlehre (Cellular Pathology as Based upon Physiological and Pathological Histology), at once transformed scientific thought in the whole field of biology" (Britannica). Virchow's theory that the changes in cells account for diseases in organs revolutionized the field of medicine, leading to a profound growth in the understanding of the mechanisms responsible for diseases. Provenance: with stamp on title of Abraham Jacobi (1830- 1919), German-born American physician who established the first clinic for children's diseases in the United States (1860), authored many works on children's diseases, and is considered the founder of American pediatrics. Printing and the Mind of Man 307c. Garrison-Morton 2299. Grolier/Horblit 99. Heirs of Hippocrates 1892. Bookplate, additional institutional stamp on title; light wear to original boards.

 

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