A Treatise on the Nature and Cure of Gout and Rheumatism, Including General Considerations on Morbid States of the Digestive Organs; Some Practical Observations on Gravel
Philadelphia: Edward Earle, 1819. Stated "First American, from the Second London Edition" Hardcover. 4to. xix, 335pp. Original calf. Work is based on Scudamore's observation of about one hundred cases of gout, containing one of the first contributions to the study of the distribution of gout(y) changes throughout the body. Contents: Preface to the First Edition / Preface to the Second Edition / Of Gout / Of Acute Gout / Of Chronic Gout / Of Retrocedent Gout / General Considerations on Morbid States of the Digestive Organs / On the Theory and Treatment of Gravel / Of Prophylactic Regimen / On Rheumatism / Of Chronic Rheumatism. Heavy age wear and staining on binding. Front board and front flyleaf detached but present. Two-inch chipping near top of spine with half of title-label missing. Joints on back board split but holding. Foxing throughout, slight water staining on lower corner and margin of outer edges. Binding in poor, interior in fair condition. As is. poor. Item #29364
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