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a book with two pages of writing on it and an old book with writing on it
Jeschke Jádi Auctions Berlin

1551 - Medicine – Urology
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Estimate €300 - €450
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Medicine – Urology Hopkins, Frederick Gowland I. On the determination of uric acid in urine: a new method involving saturation with ammonium chloride. – II. On the determination of uric acid in urine. Original covers. I. Offprint from Proc. Roy. Soc. LII, 93–98. London 1892. – II. Offprint from J. path. bac. I, 451–59. Edinburgh and London 1893. I. Garrison/Morton 718. – “The founder of biochemistry in England and Nobel laureate for the discovery of vitamins (1929). Hopkins developed his method for determining uric acid in urine whilst a medical student at Guy’s Hospital.” - Both works were dedicated by HOPKINS on the front cover to the legendary physiologist Carl LUDWIG (1816–95), whose many achievements included a theory of urinary secretion (see G-M 1232). The pamphlets later came into the possession of the neuroanatomist Lewis H. WEED (1886–1952, see G-M 1439–40), whose stamp also appears on the covers." - Covers brittle (partly glued) and slightly stained. Preserved in a blue linen folder with a red leather label on the front cover bearing a gold-embossed title. Medicine. – Urology. - 2 special prints. Both of these papers were inscribed by Hopkins on the upper covers to the legendary physiologist, Carl Ludwig (1816–95), whose diverse achievements included a theory of urinary secretion (see G-M 1232). The pamphlets later passed to the neuroanatomist Lewis H. WEED (1886–1952, see G-M 1439–40), whose stamp also appears on the covers” (J. Norman Cat. 14, 744). This lot is subject to standard tax. A 24.95% buyer’s premium is payable on the hammer price, and 7% (Books and Art) or 19% VAT (Manuscripts, Screenprints, Offset Prints, Photographs) is payable on the final invoice amount within the European Union. This lot is subject to standard taxation. A 24.95% buyer’s premium applies to the hammer price, and 7% (Books and Art) or 19% VAT (Manuscripts, Screenprints, Offset Prints and Photographs) applies to the final invoice amount within the European Union.
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