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First edition, 8vo (202 x 140 mm), viii, 186pp., 128 illustrs., in the text, A landmark work being the first text book on ìOrthodontiaî. The earliest comprehensive American texts on orthodontics, predating Edward H. Angleís works. It covers the aetiology, diagnosis, and mechanical treatment of dental malocclusions and tooth irregularities. At the time, orthodontia was still in its formative years as a recognised dental speciality, and Guilford's book served as a practical manual for dentists dealing with crooked teeth. Provenance: Neat stamp of ìHugh McCormick, Surgeon Dentist, 25 Clarendon Street, Londonderryî to dedication leaf, floral endpapers, original publishers blue cloth, spine lettered in gilt, some light straining to covers otherwise a very good copy. Weinberger, p. 61.