Profluvia Ventris: Or the Nature and Causes of Loosenesses Plainly Discovered, Their Symptoms and Sorts Evidently Settled, the Maxims for Curing em Fully Demonstrated: and All Illustrated with the Most Remarkable Methods and Medicins of All Ages

Cockburn, William

Verlag: N.Barker and G.Strahan, London, 1701

Beschreibung

London, printed for N.Barker and G.Strahan, 1701. First edition. 12mo. [20]. 178pp. An important and scarce early medical treatise on the diagnosis and treatment of dysentery and similar bowel conditions related to diarrhoea. The work includes sections on foods, weather conditions and even human characteristics which may lead to stomach complaints, analysis of stools, a wide range of attendent symptoms and a wealth of recommended treatments. Bound in contemporary full sheepskin boards with a later rebacked spine. Gold lines across the spine and a gilt lettered spine label. Extremities of the binding quite worn. Inside hinges neatly repaired with paper strips. Contents browned and occasionally dust-soiled. A small ink stamp of the Selbourne Library on the verso of the title page. Moderate foxing to the first 20 leaves and slightly heavier foxing to a group of approximately 15 leaves in the middle of the text block. A small amount of loss to the upper margin of one leaf and the upper corner of another, not affecting the text. Overall, a well-used copy of a scarce work with the text block sound and the binding solid, if a little worn. NB The price of this item is negotiable dependent on your chosen payment method. Please feel welcome to make contact if you have any questions about this item or to discuss payment options. Size: 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 711

Bibliografische Details

Titel: Profluvia Ventris: Or the Nature and Causes ...

Verlag: N.Barker and G.Strahan, London

Erscheinungsdatum: 1701

Einband: Full-Leather

Zustand: Fair

Auflage: First Edition.