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Excerpt from The American Medical Library and Intelligencer: A Concentrated Record of Medical Science and Literature The very irregular publication of the Register and Library of Medical and Chirurgical Science has been to me a subject Of deep regret, and to the subscribers one of uniform and In some instances, Of angry complaint. The editor was the person who was looked to; and although he had not the slightest control over the publication, I fear that in many instances he was the party blamed. Receiving, by almost every post, letters of complaint from the subscribers, on account of the irregularity Ofthe publication, and having no power to remedy it, I had determined long ago to retire from the editor ship on the completion of the present volume. The plan Of the publication, however, being a favourite one, I felt disposed to engage in a similar work, if issued under my own immediate inspection. But although I felt confi dent that such a work published in Philadelphia could not fail to prove eminently successful, still I did not allow my own interest alone to guide me, but immediately addressed to the publisher of the register and library, drc. The following letter, in which I Offered either to purchase his interest in the work, or to dispose to him of my own. The terms of my letter, it will be Observed, are most liberal. In the event of his purchasing my inte rest, I bind and oblige myself not to undertake the editorship Of any other periodical; whilst, in the event of his selling his interest, he is not required to give any pledge as to his not publishing a work of a similar character. My letter, and the publisher's answer, will, however, speak for them selves. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.