PARRY, CALEB HILLIER. 1755-1822.


An Inquiry into the Symptoms and Causes of the Syncope Anginosa, commonly called Angina Pectoris. Bath: R. Crutwell for Cadell and Davies, 1799. 8vo (210 x 129 mm). 20th century calf, morocco gilt spine label. Library stamp to title page, staining to corners of first several leaves, light browning.Provenance: Mott Memorial Medical Library, New York (stamp to title).FIRST EDITION. Parry's case studies of patients suffering what is now known as angina pectoris led him to conclude that the condition was a disease of the coronary arteries. Parry's case reports were remarkably detailed and included the relevant pathological findings. Based on his experience he concluded that "there is an important connection between the rigid and obstructed state" of the coronary arteries and angina pectoris. Bedford 609-610 (German and French editions); Garrison-Morton 2888; Heirs of Hippocrates 1127; Norman 1646; Osler 3622; Wellcome IV, p 309.