HISTORY, DIAGNOSIS, AND TREATMENT OF THE FEVERS OF THE UNITED STATES

1847. Item #72386

BARTLETT, Elisha. THE HISTORY, DIAGNOSIS, AND TREATMENT OF THE FEVERS OF THE UNITED STATES. Philadelphia: Lean and Blanchard, 1847. Second edition. xxi,[31]-547 pp., + [2] p. adv. & 30 pp. publisher's catalogue. Octavo. Worn contemporary binding of full leather, with black morocco spine label, which is dry and scuffed at spine and along edges, with some general soiling and a few stains. Text leaves show light to (mostly) moderate foxing, though heavy in a few places. Just about very good. $120.00 This is a second edition of Bartlett's chief work (it was printed four times between 1842-1857), in which he gives a remarkably accurate description of typhoid fever. Osler called it "one of the most notable contributions of American physicians to the subject."

Price: $120.00

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