Book Details
| Author: | Withers, Thomas: |
| Title: | Observations on the Abuse of Medicine. |
| Published: | London: J. Johnson, 1775. |
| Classification: | Catalogue 06 - Science |
| Description: | First edition. ix, 356 pp. With Errata page. A treatise on the abuse of medicine, the effects of the unnecessary use of remedies and neglect and imprudent use of Medicines. Contents: Section I - on Blood-Letting; Section II - Of Emetics and Purgatives; Section III - Of Sudorifics; Section IV - Of Blisters; Section V - Of Stimulants; Section VI - Of Sedatives; Section VII - Of Tonics. Writing in ink on front eps. Writing in black ink on title page copying the exact layout of the page (immediately above each word of text). Brown water stain at top corner of two pages of Preface but not extending to text. A list of authors who are mentioned in this work is written neatly in black ink on 2 rear endpapers. Text clean throughout. Binding tight. Contemporary full brown leather with gilt lettering on maroon spine label. Top left hand corner of label chipped away. Leather in poor condition with large piece missing from front board and a lot of the leather on the rear board scuffed on surface. Top of spine chipped. Corners rubbed. Internally VG. Overall condition Good+. |
| Book Number: | #8305 |
| Price: | € 560.00 |
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