[Rarebooks] F.S. German Medical & Home Remedies -1864

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For your consideration: Gunn's Neuer Hausarzt Ober Handbuch Der Gesundheit
(New Family Doctor Handbook of Health), Illustrated; by Gunn, John C., M.D;
published, Moore, Wilfthach & Baldwin, Cincinnati, 1864:
Gunn's New journal (Leather) for the Home Physician with covering;
physiology; anatomy; herbal medications; home care; pharmacology; diagnosis
of disease & treatments: coma, mumps, lethargy, migraine, rheumatism;
neurological disorders,cholera, etc. Beautiful portrait steel engravings &12
full pages of plant woodcuts in green ink, with botanical, lay & German
names, anatomical illustrations. Botanical remedies & dictionary;
pharmaceutical dictionary, preparations & dosage. A compendium of medicine
for the domestic physician. Rare in German printing. 1864. Black Leather,
ornately tooled designs. Ornate gilt lettering & decorations to spine.
Marbled page edges & end papers. Spine ends rubbed, light chipping, 2' inch
crack to lower spine end. Edges & corners rubbed, stain to edge of rear e.p.
Frontispiece, engraving of Gunn. Very tightly bound, random mild foxing,
mainly to tissue overlays of illustrations. Incredible clean white text for
age. 1038 pages, sm 4to. Digitals available. In protective polyester wraps.
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