L'INTERNAT EN MEDECINE ET EN CHIRURGIE DES HOPITAUX ET HOSPICES CIVILS DE PARIS; CENTENAIRE DE L'INTERNAT 1802-1902
Paris: G. Steinheil, [1903]. First Edition. Quarto, xi, 286 pages, plus 5 leaves of illustrations/plates including frontispiece. In Very Good condition. Presentation copy; finely bound in full red leather with gilt decoration to front cover and spine, and gilt ruling/fillets on board edges and turn-in; spine paneled with gilt titling; gilt top edge with marbled endpapers. Light shelving wear and faint smudges on boards; some wear along joints, with scuffs to raised bands and head/tail of spine. Text block is lightly worn and toned along edges, with some small scuffs to gilt top edge. Light age toning and scattered foxing throughout. Interior otherwise clean. Shelved in Case 4.
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Shelved Dupont Bookstore
Price: $1,250
NOTES
This book, published in commemoration of the 100th anniversary of the establishment of the Internat des Hôpitaux de Paris (the Paris Hospital Internship Program), chronicles the program's history, recruitment process, function, and impact since its founding in 1802. At the time of publication, the program was considered one of the premier institutions for medical training in the world. This book was presented as a gift to a graduate of this program, and contains a presentation leaf before the half-title page that reads: "Exemplaire de Souscripteur / M. le Docteur Savreux-Lachapelle / Ancien Interne des Hôpitaux de Paris / Promotion 1863".