Our Family Physician; a Plain, Practical and Reliable Guide to the Detection and Treatment of all the Diseases Common to This Country : [Allopathic / Homeopathic / Hydropathic / Eclectic / Herbal]

Stout, H. R.

Published by Henderson & Smith, Peoria, IL, 1886

About this Item

8vo 8" - 9" tall; 544 pages; Peorai. IL; Hnderson & Smith; 1886. "60th Thousand. "Substantial late-19th-century household medical manual reflecting the era s plural therapeutic marketplace, presenting remedies and practical guidance across multiple contemporary "schools" of treatment (allopathic, homeopathic, hydropathic, eclectic, and herbal) alongside domestic nursing and sickroom common sense. Publisher s pebbled brown cloth, titles gilt to spine; ruling and titles in black to cover; patterned endpapers. Soundly bound and clean, with light crimping at spine ends and superficial shelf rub to corner tips. Printed on lower-grade paper stock with light to moderate, even toning, but still legible and reference-ready. An inexpensive binding method appears to have been used, with some signatures stapled (as issued). Includes numerous period recipes/receipts for medicinal and herbal preparations. VG thus.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Our Family Physician; a Plain, Practical and Reliable Guide to the Detection and Treatment of all the Diseases Common to This Country : [Allopathic / Homeopathic / Hydropathic / Eclectic / Herbal]
• Publisher: Henderson & Smith, Peoria, IL
• Publication Date: 1886
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: early printing.
• Condition: Very Good-
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