[VERY RARE FINAL ISSUE (OF 2) OF A TUBERCULOSIS JOURNAL WITH STRIKING COVER ART] ورم مجموعه‌سى / Verem mecmuasi. 1 March 1928, No. 2 (of 2)

MUSA KÂZIM BEY (1882-1933).

Matbaa-yi Ebüzziya, Istanbul, 1928.

Original pictorial wrappers. Roy. 8vo. (24 x 16,5 cm). In Ottoman script (Old Turkish with Arabic letters). 49-96 pp., b/w ills. A near fine copy.

The rare final issue with a stunning cover art, of this medical journal, only had a two-issue run (although the publication was announced as a bimonthly periodical on the colophon), became a symbol of the fight against tuberculosis. Musa Kâzım Bey had previously published numerous articles on tuberculosis and endocrinology in various periodicals and is best known for founding and overseeing the construction of the Musa Kâzım Sanatorium on Prinkipo (Büyükada).

The journal, which became a symbol of the fight against tuberculosis, holds a unique place in the history of medicine, particularly in the field of chest diseases. It introduced the most up-to-date treatments of its time, presented emergency cases in pulmonology, reported tuberculosis control statistics, discussed radiological examinations, and documented the Republic of Turkey's efforts to combat tuberculosis as a major infectious disease.

RARITY:

This periodical, whose complete run was limited to only two issues, is today represented solely by its first issue, held exclusively in the Istanbul University Library. According to scholarly studies (see Dinç), the second and final issue, presented here by us, has not previously been recorded or encountered. Furthermore, WorldCat data indicate that no copies of this periodical are held in any libraries worldwide. Consequently, the journal is extremely rare in terms of market availability, institutional holdings, and online obtainability.