Burnside Rare Books

The Functions of the Brain

Ferrier, David

New York: G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1876.

First American edition. (Follows the British, the same year. Morton 3rd edition 1409.) Copy of contemporary female physician Elmira Y. Howard with her signature at front and date of 1877, her numerous underlines and brackets throughout in pencil, which is easily erasable with patience if one wants to do that. xvi, 323 pp. Publisher's black pebbled cloth stamped and ruled in blind with gilt spine lettering, dark brown endpapers. Very Good+ overall with wear at head and tail, occasional foxing to contents. A classic work of neuroscience, rare in such nice shape. Item #140941120

Price: $3,000.00