[Rarebooks] FS: "The Art of Curing Disease by Expectation." London: 1689

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(MEDICINE) Harvey, Gideon. THE ART OF CURING DISEASES BY EXPECTATION. With 
Remarks on a Supposed Great Case of Apoplectick Fits. Also Most Useful 
Observations on Coughs, Consumptions, Stone, Dropsies, Fevers, and Small Pox; with a 
Confutation of Dispensatories, and Other Various Discourses in Physick. London: 
Printed for James Partridge. 1689. First (and only) edition in English. 12mo. 
(4),224pp. Title within a ruled border. Cont. vellum, a bit soiled, foot of 
spine torn, hand-lettered front cover. Bookplate on front pastedown.     
$2,000.00 (trade discount allowed)
The author (1640-1700?) takes issue with many of the “cures” of his day such 
as bleeding patients and the medicinal use of iron snad steel. His prescient 
main thesis is that many cures are more attributable to trust in the physician 
than the medications prescribed. Wing H1056. The only edition and very 
scarce.

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