MAY, CHARLES H. (M. D. ) — Primary Physiology and Hygiene

New York, NY: William Wood and Company, 1896. 1st Edition; 1st Printing. Hardcover. B&W Illustrations; This book is in Very Good condition and is lacking a dust jacket. The book and its contents are in generally clean, bright condition. The spine ends and corners of the book covers have some light bumping, rubbing and wear. There is some beginning fraying to the spine ends as well. The text pages are mostly clean and bright. The front and rear endpapers have a previous owner's name doodled on the edges several times. "Historically, physiology is one of the main foundations on which all the biological and medical sciences have been built. Recently, there have been intense debates about the vitality of physiology as a discipline (Is it dead or alive? ). If physiology is perhaps less visible nowadays than during the golden age of the 19th century, it is in large part because the field has given birth to some of the most active domains of today's biological and medical sciences, such as neuroscience, endocrinology, and immunology. " (from Wikipedia). Very Good .