BLANCHARD & LEA'S MEDICAL 



BRANDE (WM. T.) D. C. L., AND ALFRED S. TAYLOR, M. D., F. R. S. 



Of her Majesty's Mint, &c. Professor of Chemistry and Medical Jurisprudence in 



Guy's Hospital. 



CHEMISTRY. ID one handsome 8vo. volume of 696 pages, extra cloth. $3 50. 



(Now Ready, May, 1863 ) 



Having been engaged in teaching Chemistry in this Metropolis, the one for a period of forty, 

 and the other for a period of thirty years, it has appeared to us that, m spite of the number of books 

 already existing, there was room for an additional volume, which should be especially adapted for 

 the u<e of students. In preparing such a volume for the press, we have endeavored to bear in 

 mind, that the student in the present day has much to learn, and but a short time at his disposal for 

 the acquisition of this learning." AUTHORS' PREFACE. 



In reprinting this volume, its passage through the press has been superintended by a competent 

 chemist, who has sedulously endeavored to secure the accuracy so necessary in a work of this 

 nature. No notes or additions have been introduced, but the publishers have been favored by the 

 authors with some corrections and revisions of the first twenty-one chapters, which have been duly 

 inserted. 



In so progressive a science as Chemistry, the latest work always has the advantage of presenting 

 the subject as modified by the results of the latest investigations and discoveries. That this advan- 

 tage has been made the most of, and that the work possesses superior attractions arising from its 

 clearness, simplicity of style, and lucid arrangement, are manifested by the unanimous testimony 

 of the English medical press. 



It needs no great sagacity to foretell that this book 

 will be, literally, the Handbook in Chemistry of the 

 student and practitioner. For clearness of language, 

 accuracy of description, extent of information, and 

 freedom from pedantry and mysticism of modern 

 chemistry, no other text-book comes into competition 

 with it. The result is a work which for fulness of 

 matter, for lucidity of arrangement, for clearness of 

 style, is as yet without a rival. And long will it be 

 without a rival. For, although with the necessary 

 advance of chemical knowledge addenda will be re- 

 quired, there will be little to take away. The funda- 

 mental excellences of the book will remain, preserv- 

 ing it for years to come, what it now is, the best guide 

 to the study of Chemistry yet given to the world. 

 London Lancet, Dec. 20, 1862. 



Most assuredly, time has not abated one whit of the 

 fluency, the vigor, and the clearness with which they 

 not only have composed the work before us, but have, 

 so to say, cleared the ground for it, by hitting right 



and left at the affectation, mysticism, and obscurity 

 which pervade some late chemical treatises. Thus 

 conceived, and worked out in the most sturdy, com- 

 mon sense method, this book gives, in the clearest aud 

 most summary method possible, all the facts and doc- 

 trines of chemistry, with more especial reference to 

 the wants of the medical student. London Medical 

 Times and Gazette, Nov. 29, 1862. 



If we are not very much mistaken, this book will 

 occupy a place which none has hitherto held among 

 chemists; for, by avoiding the errors of previous au- 

 thors, we have a work which, for its size, is certainly 

 the most perfect of any in the English language. 

 There are several points to be noted in this volume 

 which separate it widely from any of its compeers 

 its wide application, not to the medical student only, 

 nor to the student in chemistry merely, but to every 

 branch of science, art, or commerce which is in any 

 way connected with the domain of chemistry. LOT*' 

 . Review, Feb. 1863. 



BARWELL (RICHARD,) F. R, C. S., 



Assistant Surgeon Charing Cross Hospital, Sec. 



A TREATISE ON DISEASES OF THE JOINTS. Illustrated with engrav- 

 ings on wood. In one very handsome octavo volume, of about 500 pages, extra cloth; $3 00. 



ing and faithful delineations of disease. London 

 Med. Times and Gazette, Feb. 9, 1861. 



This volume will be welcomed, as the record of 

 much honest research and careful investigation into 



At the outset we may state that the work is 

 worthy of much praise, and bears evidence of much 

 thoughtful and careful inquiry, and here and there 

 "of no slight originality. We have already carritd 

 thi* notice further than we intended to do, but not 

 to the extent the work deserves. We can only add, 

 that the perusal of it has afforded us great pleasure. 

 The author has evidently worked very hard at his 

 subject, and his investigations into the Physiology 

 and Pathology of Joints have been carried on in a 

 manner which entitles him to be listened to with 



attention and respect. We must not omit to men- I OD t ' iie successful completion of his arduous task. 

 tion the very admirable plates with which the vo- London Lancet, March 9, 1861. 

 lame is enriched. We seldom meet with such strik- I 



the nature and treatment of a most important class 

 of disorders. We cannot conclude this notice of a 

 valuable and useful book without calling attention 

 to the amount of bonafide work it contains. It is no 

 slight matter for a volume to show laborious inves- 

 tigation, and at the same time original thought, on 

 the part of its author, whom v e may congratulate 



CARPENTER (WILLIAM B.), M. D., F. R. S., fcc., 



Examiner in Physiology and Comparative Anatomy in the University of London. 



f HE MICROSCOPE AND ITS REVELATIONS. With an Appendix con- 



taining the Applications of the Microscope to Clinical Medicine, &c. By F. G. SMITH, M. D. 



Illustrated by four hundred and thirty-four beautiful engravings on wood. In one large and very 



handsome octavo volume, of 724 pages, extra cloth, $4 50. 



The great importance of the microscope as a means of diagnosis, and the number of microsco- 

 pists who are also physicians, have induced the American publishers, with the author's approval, to 

 add an Appendix, carefully prepared by Professor Smith, on the applications of the instrument to 

 clinical medicine, together with an account of American Microscopes, their modifications and 

 accessories. This portion of the work is illustrated with nearly one hundred wood-cuts, and, it is 

 hoped, will adapt the volume more particularly to the use of the American student. 



Those who are acquainted with Dr. Carpenter's 

 previous writings on Animal and Vegetable Physio- 

 logy, will fully understand how vast a store of know- 

 ledge he is able to bring to bear upon so comprehen- 

 sive a subject as the revelations of the microscope ; 

 and even those who have no previous acquaintance 

 with the construction or uses of this instrument, 

 will find abundance of information conveyed in clear 



The additions by Prof. Smith give it a positive 

 claim upon the profession, for which we doubt not 

 he will receive their sincere thanks. Indeed, we 

 know not where the student of medicine will find 

 such a complete and satisfactory collection of micro- 

 scopic facts bearing upon physiology and practical 

 medicine as is contained in Prof. Smith 'e appendix; 

 and this of itself, it seems to us, is fully worth the 



aad simple language. Med, Times and Gazette. \ cost of the volume. LovisvilU Medical Review. 



