first edition cloth binding
1938 · London
by Still, G. Frederic
London: Oxford University Press, 1938. First edition.
SCARCE FIRST EDITION OF ESSAYS ON CHILDREN'S BEHAVIOR BY THE FATHER OF BRITISH PEDIATRICS.
7 1/2 inches tall hardcover, ix, 180 pages, original navy blue cloth boards, gilt title to spine, unmarked, very good in custom archival mylar cover. CONTENTS: of crying, of laughter, of temper, of tiredness, of appetite, of fears and antipathies, of sleep, and of school.
SIR GEORGE FREDERIC STILL (1868 - 1941) was an English pediatrician and author of numerous medical textbooks and articles who first described a form of juvenile idiopathic arthritis as well as the common functional Still's murmur, both of which bear his name. He is frequently referenced as the "father of British paediatrics". In 1897, he published his doctoral thesis describing a form of childhood febrile arthritis today known as Still's disease. He was also the one to initially describe the symptoms of ADHD (Attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder). He devoted his life to pediatrics, writing prolifically about childhood diseases and serving as Secretary of the Children's Clinical Club. His life was dedicated to improving afflicted children's chance at survival, and particularly patients at Great Ormond Street Hospital. He was knighted upon retiring in 1937. (Inventory #: 1575)
SCARCE FIRST EDITION OF ESSAYS ON CHILDREN'S BEHAVIOR BY THE FATHER OF BRITISH PEDIATRICS.
7 1/2 inches tall hardcover, ix, 180 pages, original navy blue cloth boards, gilt title to spine, unmarked, very good in custom archival mylar cover. CONTENTS: of crying, of laughter, of temper, of tiredness, of appetite, of fears and antipathies, of sleep, and of school.
SIR GEORGE FREDERIC STILL (1868 - 1941) was an English pediatrician and author of numerous medical textbooks and articles who first described a form of juvenile idiopathic arthritis as well as the common functional Still's murmur, both of which bear his name. He is frequently referenced as the "father of British paediatrics". In 1897, he published his doctoral thesis describing a form of childhood febrile arthritis today known as Still's disease. He was also the one to initially describe the symptoms of ADHD (Attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder). He devoted his life to pediatrics, writing prolifically about childhood diseases and serving as Secretary of the Children's Clinical Club. His life was dedicated to improving afflicted children's chance at survival, and particularly patients at Great Ormond Street Hospital. He was knighted upon retiring in 1937. (Inventory #: 1575)
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