A NTIQUARIAN bookdealers must lament the steady disappearance of their wares into the permanent haven of the institutional library, and the unceasing flow does indicate that a day may come when the copious flow will be a miserable trickle. A recent sales catalog offering over seven thousand desirable items in the field of medicine and science belies any such sudden disaster, but the record of acquisitions in the last ten years shows that an impressive number have passed from the open market. Medical historians must be grateful for this valuable source material added to collections in different parts of the country.
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