Inscribed and signed on front pastedown: "To S. Dale Spotts from John Chalmers Da Costa, February 14, 1931. In his library, crippled from arthritis, this great man, brain unimpaired, ______ me, his humble student this token of his affection. Unable to write, and in s_______ he asks me to make this notation." Blue cloth boards with gilt spine lettering. Head/heel of spine and corners bumped and slighly worn. Illustrated with b/w plates. Laid in is a two-page account of a "Da Costa Surgical Night: A Loving Tribute to a Beloved Physician." Clean and tight. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.