Title: Tropical Diseases: A Manual of the Diseases of Warm Climates
Author: Sir Patrick Manson (frequently called the "father of modern tropical medicine")
Publisher: The Classics of Medicine Library (A Division of Gryphon Editions, Ltd., Birmingham, Alabama)
Publication Date: 1984 (Special Edition Copyright)
Edition Type: A high-quality facsimile reprint of the landmark original 1898 London edition.
Binding & Features:
Premium full leather binding with a hubbed (raised band) spine.
Accented with genuine gold gilt lettering and decorative filigree.
All edges gilt (gilded page edges).
Marbled/moire pattern endsheets with a built-in silk ribbon page marker.
Condition Notes: Very Good Condition with extremely minor shelf wear.
Interesting Notes about this title:
When Patrick Manson published the original version of this exact text in 1898, it officially established tropical medicine as its own distinct, specialized branch of science. Before this book came out, doctors largely believed that tropical illnesses were caused by "miasma", the idea that hot climates generated toxic, rotting ground vapors that made people sick.
Manson completely revolutionized the field by proving that these exotic diseases were actually transmitted by parasites and insects (in fact, he famously discovered that mosquitoes act as vectors for malaria and other major infections).
Because it was a massive breakthrough, the book became an instant necessity for any colonial medical officer or traveler heading to warm climates. It was so foundational that it has never truly gone out of print; subsequent medical editors have continually revised and updated Manson's original framework.
Title: Tropical Diseases: A Manual of the Diseases of Warm Climates
Author: Sir Patrick Manson (frequently called the "father of modern tropical medicine")
Publisher: The Classics of Medicine Library (A Division of Gryphon Editions, Ltd., Birmingham, Alabama)
Publication Date: 1984 (Special Edition Copyright)
Edition Type: A high-quality facsimile reprint of the landmark original 1898 London edition.
Binding & Features:
Premium full leather binding with a hubbed (raised band) spine.
Accented with genuine gold gilt lettering and decorative filigree.
All edges gilt (gilded page edges).
Marbled/moire pattern endsheets with a built-in silk ribbon page marker.
Condition Notes: Very Good Condition with extremely minor shelf wear.
Interesting Notes about this title:
When Patrick Manson published the original version of this exact text in 1898, it officially established tropical medicine as its own distinct, specialized branch of science. Before this book came out, doctors largely believed that tropical illnesses were caused by "miasma", the idea that hot climates generated toxic, rotting ground vapors that made people sick.
Manson completely revolutionized the field by proving that these exotic diseases were actually transmitted by parasites and insects (in fact, he famously discovered that mosquitoes act as vectors for malaria and other major infections).
Because it was a massive breakthrough, the book became an instant necessity for any colonial medical officer or traveler heading to warm climates. It was so foundational that it has never truly gone out of print; subsequent medical editors have continually revised and updated Manson's original framework.
