Publisher:
Philadelphia:, L. Johnson, 1830.: 1830
"4th improved edition." 8vo. 385-90, 381 pp. Foxed throughout, not hindering legibility. Original red cloth, spine paper title label; front cover detached but present, ffe loose, extremities worn, spine chipped. Rear free endpaper early ownership signature. As is. RARE. The first volume of a pioneer American health journal published from 1829-33. It features a selection of fascinating perspectives on medicine, including analyses of the effects on health of headwear, wine and malt liquor consumption, mealtimes, and water drinking, among other things, as well as considerations of race a...
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