Harbound black embossed leatherette covered book without illustrations describes domestic medical remedies and home health discussions; title on spine in gold ink; 586 pages.
Harbound black embossed leatherette covered book without illustrations describes domestic medical remedies and home health discussions; title on spine in gold ink; 586 pages.
Number Of Parts
1
Provenance
Donor's aunts in Montreal consider it was purchased by their grandparents; donor received it through her mother's estate.
Printed on spine: "Buchan's // Domestic // Medicine"; on frontispiece: "Domestic Medicine: // or // A Treatise // on the // Prevention and Cure // of // Diseases, // By Regimen and Simple Medicines // A NEW EDITION, // EDITED, AND BROUGHT DOWN TO THE PRESENT STATE OF // MEDICAL SCIENCE, BY A FELLOW OF THE ROYAL // COLLEGE OF SURGEONS, EDINBURGH"
Permanent Location
Storage Room 2005
2005-3
Length
14.9 cm
Width
10.0 cm
Depth
3.8 cm
Unit Of Measure
centimeters
Dimension Notes
Length 14.9 cm X Width 10.0 cm X Depth 3.8 cm
Condition Remarks
Shows wear overall and edges; spine top is split vertically for 1.0 cm; paper yellowed
Copy Type
original
Reference Types
Article
Reference Comments
"Dr William Buchan (1729–1805) and his Domestic medicine,"
Peter M Dunn, https://fn.bmj.com/content/83/1/F71. http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/fn.83.1.F71
Research Facts
This book was originally published in 1769, and sold 80,000 copies in many languages. It was meant to be used by families who wished to learn how to treat and avoid diseases. This specific example was printed in 1845, and brought to Canada by the family of Alfred Hyde Clark in the same year.