John H. Griscom, M.D., Report of Sub-Committee of New York Academy of Medicine on Ventilation...June 6, 1866.
Printed in New York by the New York Printing Company, 1866. 23cm, 10pp, with 4 figures in text, plus a large illustrated ad on the rear cover. Original wrappers are fairly chipped and becoming loose. Altogether, a GOOD copy of a scarce pamphlet. WorldCat/OCLC locates only four copies (LC, Harvard, Minnesota, Rochester Medical). $100 [Griscom (1809-1874) wrote a number of books, including teh related and interestingly-titled The uses and abuses of air: showing its influence in sustaining life, and producing disease; with remarks on the ventilation of houses, and the best methods of securing a pure and wholesome atmosphere inside of dwellings, churches, courtrooms, workshops, and buildings of all kinds. New York, Redfield, 1854.]
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