Vols. 1-17 are translations from v. 2-16 of the Handbuch der speciellen Pathologie und Therapie ... Hrsg. von H. von Ziemssen, Leipzig, 1874-78 Each volume contains "Biographical sketches of the authors." Contains bibliographies I. Acute infectious diseases; by [K.] Liebermeister, [H.] Lebert, [F.] Haenisch, [O.] Heubner, and [M.J.] Oertel.--II. Acute infections diseases; by [L.] Thomas, [H.] Curschmann, [W.] Zuelzer, [H.] Hertz, and [H.] von Ziemssen.--III. Chronic infectious diseases; by [C.] Baumler, A. Heller, and O. Bollinger.--IV. Diseases of the respiratory organs; by [B.] Fraenkel, [H.] von Ziemssen, [J.] Steiner, [F.] Riegel, and [O.] Fraenzel.--[V] Diseases of the respiratory organs; by [T.] Juergensen, [H.] Hertz, [H.] Ruelhe, and [G.E.] Rindfleisch.--VI. Diseases of the circulatory system, together with the chapters on whoopingcough, diseases of the lips and cavity of the mouth, and of the soft palate; by [S.S.] Rosenstein, [L.] Schroefter, [H.] Lebert, [H.] Quincke, [J.] Bauer, [A.] Steffen, [A.] Vogel, and [E.L.] Wagner VII. Diseases of the chylopoëtic system, together with chapters on diseases of the naso-pharyngeal cavity and pharynx ... and of the larynx; by H. Wendt, W. Leube, O. Leichtenstern, A. Haller, H. von Ziemssen, and A. Steffen.--VIII. Diseases of the chylopoëtic system, with chapters relating to the bladder and urethra, and functional affections of the male genital organs; by F.A. Zenker, H. von Ziemssen, F. Mosler, N. Friedrich, G. Merkel, J. Bauer, H. Lebert, and H. Curschmann.--IX. Diseases of the liver and portal vein, with the chapter relating to interstitial pneumonia; by Prof. Ponfick, [B.T.] Thierfelder, [O.] von Schueppner, [O.] Leichtnestern, [A.] Heller, and [T.] Juergensen.--X. Diseases of the female sexual organs; by C. Schroeder.--XI. Diseases of the peripheral cerebro-spinal nerves; by W. H. Erb.--XII. Diseases of the brain and its membranes; by H. Nothnagel, F. Obernier, O. Heubner, G. Huguenin, and E. Hitzig XIII. Diseases of the spinal cord and medula oblangata; by W. H. Erb.--XIV. Diseases of the nervous system, and disturbances of speech; by A. Eulenberg, H. Nothnagel, H. von Ziemssen, F. Jolly, A. Kussmaul, and J. Bauer. XV. Diseases of the kidneys; by C. Bartels and W. Ebstein.--XVI. Diseases of the locomotive apparatus, and general anomalies of nutrition; by H. Senator, E. Seitz, H. Immermann, and F. V. Birch-Hirschfeld. XVII. General anomalies of nutrition and poisons; by H. Immermann, R. Boehm, B. Naunyn, and H. von Boeek.--[XVIII-XIX] A treatise on hygiene and public heatlh; ed. by A. H. Buck. 2 v.--XX. General index