Electro-Physiology and Electro-Therapeutics; Showing the Best Methods for the Medical Uses of Electricity.

Garratt, Alfred C.

Verlag: Ticknor and Fields, 1860

Beschreibung

Electro-Physiology and Electro-Therapeutics; Showing the Best Methods for the Medical Uses of Electricity. By Alfred C. Garratt, M.D., Ticknor and Fields, Boston, 1860, 708 pp, original blind cloth, 10 x 7 , 4to. In good condition. Moderate wear to extremities with scuffing to edges and corners. Corners lightly crushed. Front joint split 3 at top, tender overall. Chipping and crushing to spine ends with fraying and light loss at tail and head. Faint remains of an old hand ownership at the top right corner of the front fly. Interior good with light toning throughout. A few instances of fingersoiling to the margins. First two leaves of the preface are missing the bottom corners. Free of known markings. Tissue guards are all intact, albeit slightly toned. Binding remains tight and intact. Sound considering age. Please see photos. Very scarce. Alfred Charles Garratt (1813-1891) was an American medical doctor who frequently used electricity as a medical tool. This is the first book ever written on electrotherapy. Garratt was the first to practice the then controversial therapy in the United States. Includes medical illustrations and newly invented therapy machines. Pictured are the electric slipper and an electric corset pictured on a woman. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers RAREA1860DOPJ

Bibliografische Details

Titel: Electro-Physiology and Electro-Therapeutics;...

Verlag: Ticknor and Fields

Erscheinungsdatum: 1860

Einband: Hardcover

Zustand: Good

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