Mccoy Simon Ed (1 results)
More imagesPublished by Ed. Barrington and Geo. D. Haswell, Philadelphia, 1845
- Hardcover
Seller: Attic Books (ABAC, ILAB), London, ON, CanadaAttic Books (ABAC, ILAB)
Contact seller5-star sellerCondition: Used - Very good
US$ 400.00
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Hardcover. Condition: Very good. viii, 420, 32 p. 24 cm. Full leather. Professional repairs to corners and spine ends. Tear in edge of front free endpaper. Mild foxing. Some browning to pages in publisher's ad section at rear. Dark mark on lower spine. Lectures on subjects such as gangrene, tetanus, hydrophobia, head injuries, h…ernia, aneurism, cancer, diseases of the testicle, prostate, bladder stones, spine curvature, necrosis, fractures, and a great deal on venereal disease. A gem of medical history: "Dr. Gregory used to relieve night sweats by a meat dinner and a pint of draught porter going to bed" (p. 15, under Hectic Fever).
