Principles of Human Physiology  (William Osler's Copy)

William Benjamin Carpenter, H. Power; William Osler

Churchill, London, 1864

[Interesting Provenance: "Presented by Dr. William Osler", signed by Osler on title page (while he was in Montreal)] Hardcover. Good binding and cover. Library stamps and markings. xvi, 944 pages, 2 unnumbered leaves of plates : illustrations ; 23 cm.     

Sir William Osler was a Canadian physician and professor of medicine who practiced and taught in Canada, the United States, and Great Britain and whose book The Principles and Practice of Medicine (1892) was a leading textbook. Osler played a key role in transforming the organization and curriculum of medical education, emphasizing the importance of clinical experience. He was created a baronet in 1911.  Osler was one of the founders of Johns Hopkins Hospital.