A System of Radiography with an Atlas of the Normal

First American Edition, published the same year as the London First Edition (H. K. Lewis). Oblong folio, 11x15 inches. xi, 109pp. Printed on coated paper. 108 b&w plates illustrating 27 positions figured by Bruce for optimal diagnostic use of the x-ray. Very Good oversize volume with expected stress and wear to the joints and spine ends, including some fraying and a small tear at the upper rear joint; about two inches of faint dampstaining to the bottom gutter throughout the textblock and slim halo of toning around the edges, related darkening to the exterior of the binding, relatively inconspicuous given the deep shade of the binding. A pioneer of radiography whose early death contributed to the scientific understanding of, and efforts to mitigate, the toxic effects of radiation exposure. "We record with much regret the death of DR. W. IRONSIDE BRUCE on March 21 at the early age of forty-four. Dr. Bruce was educated at the University of Aberdeen, obtaining the degrees of M.B. and