On Poisons in Relation to Medical Jurisprudence and Medicine. 2nd ed.
Taylor, Alfred Swaine [1806-1880]. On Poisons in Relation to Medical Jurisprudence and Medicine. Philadelphia: Blanchard and Lea, 1859. Second American edition from the second and revised London edition. 755, 32 pp. Contemporary sheep with raised bands and gilt stamped black spine label. Worn with rubbing to spine and boards. Corners bumped. Ink design to rear pastedown. Internally clean. A good copy. $150. * Provides a comprehensive overview of various poisons and their effects on the human body along with the principles of medical jurisprudence as it relates to poisonings, such as case procedures for autopsies and the role of the medical examiner. It includes case studies and examples to demonstrate practical applications of forensic toxicology in a legal context. Taylor wrote this book to guide medical practitioners, legal professionals, and law enforcement in detecting, treating, and investigating poisoning cases. He was a recognized authority on medical jurisprudence in the 19th century, and his works were standard references for many years. In the 1859 edition, he also included a justification of his controversial testimony in the 1856 trial of William Palmer, a physician accused of poisoning a fellow gambler with strychnine.
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