Hardbound book with black fabric cover describing human physiology, common diseases and their treatments; includes testimonials, section on poisons and their antidotes and appendix; includes fronticepiece photo of author, monotone illustrations and four coloured plates; stamped title in black on co…
Hardbound book with black fabric cover describing human physiology, common diseases and their treatments; includes testimonials, section on poisons and their antidotes and appendix; includes fronticepiece photo of author, monotone illustrations and four coloured plates; stamped title in black on cover with title in stamped in silver on spine; 1008 pages.
On printed frontispiece: "THE PEOPLES // COMMON SENSE // MEDICAL ADVISER // IN PLAIN ENGLISH: // OR, // MEDICINE SIMPLIFIED. // BY // R. V. PIERCE, M.D. // ONE OF THE STAFF OF CONSULTING PHYSICIANS AND SURGEONS // AT THE INVALIDS' HOTEL AND SURGICAL INSTITUTE, AND // PRESIDENT OF THE WORLD"S DISPENSARY // MEDICAL ASSOCIATION. // FIFTY-FIFTH EDITION. // One Million, Six Hundred and Ninety Thousand. // Carefully Revised by the Author, assisted by his full Staff of Asso- // ciate Specialists in Medicine and Surgery, the Faculty of // the Invalids' Hotel and Surgical Institute. // PRINTED AND PUBLISHED AT THE WORLD"S DISPENSARY PRINTING // OFFICE AND BINDERY. // BUFFALO, N.Y., U.S.A."
Permanent Location
Storage Room 2005
2005-3
Length
20.0 cm
Width
14.0 cm
Depth
4.0 cm
Unit Of Measure
centimeters
Condition Remarks
Some staining on front and back cover; major wear on top half of spine; pages are aged and tanned but in good condition with some folds at corners of pages