On the Poisonous Properties of Quinine. With remarks by J. Marion Sims, M.D.
New York: Bermingham & Co., Publishers, (1881). First separate edition, an offprint from the Medical Gazette, October 22d, 1881. 8vo. 8 pp [text printed double-column]. “With the compliments of the author” printed at head of front wrapper, inscribed “Dr. Pearson” to the side. Accompanying the pamphlet is a partial autograph manuscript (8vo, approximately 1000 words, 9 of 16 pages, unsigned, perhaps from a working copy) by Baldwin addressed to Sims, portions of a welcoming address on a visit to Montgomery. OCLC locates four copies (Auburn, Harvard- Countway, Lehigh, Royal College of Surgeons-London). Original printed wrappers (rather heavily soiled in storage). Still a very good copy, with a partial Baldwin manuscript. Item #66869
William O. Baldwin (1818-1886), born near the site where Montgomery, Alabama, was incorporated the following year, received little early formal education, but “read” medicine with a local physician in his teens before graduating from Transylvania University with a medical degree in 1837. He returned home to Montgomery to begin his practice which flourished; he was a founding member of the Medical Association of Alabama, serving as its president in 1851, as well as president of the American Medical Association in 1868. In addition, he attended to the sick and wounded on both sides throughout the Civil War and helped found the First National Bank of Montgomery, serving as its president. He published regularly in medical periodicals, gained membership to a number of medical societies and professional organizations, and served as a member of the board of trustees of the Medical College of Alabama, 1872-1886.
Price: $450.00