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These text-books were the only ones used in this country until 1843, when Lea and Blanchard brought out an American edition of Erasmus Wilson's "Practical and Theoretical Treatise on Diseases of the Skin." This justly famous work was so accurate in its descriptions that it is even yet authoritative. It ran through a number of American editions, the last appearing in 1868.

In 1852 the same house published the first American edition of Neli- gan's "Practical Treatise on Diseases of the Skin." This work ran through four editions, the last one appearing in 1864.

In 1867 Dr. Howard F. Damon, of Boston, published a series of photographs of diseases of the skin taken from life; and in 1871 Dr. B. Joy Jefferies, also of Boston, wrote the Boylston Prize Essay on "The Recent Advances in Pathology and Treatment of Diseases of the Skin."

These works of Damon and Jefferies, aside from infrequent magazine articles, were, perhaps, the first distinctly American contributions to dermatology; although, in 1840, Dr. Henry D. Bulkley published a bro- chure of 66 pages on "Syphilis in Infants," which attracted widespread attention.

The first systematic treatise on dermatology by an American author was "An Elementary Treatise on Diseases of the Skin," by Dr. Henry G. Piffard, of New York, which was published in 1876.

In the same year (1876) Dr. Louis A. Duhring, of Philadelphia, pub- lished an "Atlas of Skin Diseases," which he followed in 1877 by his "Practical Treatise on Diseases of the Skin."

Since then Drs. J. Nevins Hyde, George T. Jackson, Henry W. Stel- wagon, William A. Pusey and other American authors have written and published valuable works on dermatology.

The first journal devoted to this specialty was a quarterly journal known as the "American Journal of Syphilography and Dermatology," edited by Dr. Morris H. Henry, New York. The first number appeared January, 1870, the journal was discontinued in 1874.

In October, 1874, a quarterly journal entitled "Archives of Derma- tology" succeeded the discontinued journal; Dr. L. D. Bulkley was the editor. The "Archives" was published until 1882, when it was succeeded by the "Journal of Cutaneous and Venereal Diseases." The first editors were Drs. Henry G. Piffard and Prince A. Morrow. This journal is still being published under the name of "The Journal of Cutaneous Diseases." and in 1911 became the official organ of the American Drmatological Association.

The only other journal devoted to this specialty, in America is the "American Journal of Dermatology and Genito-urinary Diseases," edited by Dr. S. C. Martin, of St. Louis. The first volume appeared in 1897; the publication is still continued (1910).