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Antique 1813 William Buchan Domestic Medicine A Treatise Leather Cover Book

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Category:

Antiquarian & Collectible

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Condition:

Unspecified by seller, may be new.

Binding:

Leather

Topic:

Biography & Autobiography Medicine

Year Printed:

1813

Original/Reproduction:

Original

Language:

English

Original/Facsimile:

Original

Place of Publication:

Boston

Subject:

Science & Medicine

Non-Fiction Subject:

Medicine

Publisher:

Joseph Bumstead

Weight:

0.7500

Illustrator:

None

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None

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None

Author:

William Buchan

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Item number:

1593453026

Item description

Antique 1813 William Buchan Domestic Medicine A Treatise Leather Cover Book Condition: antique fair to good. Item has yellowing spots, some pencil notes. Otherwise non smoking. William Buchan studied medicine while at Edinburgh University (he was supposed to be pursuing classes in divinity). He became a physician with a Founding Hospital, and in 1761 wrote his MD dissertation 'On The Preservation of Infant Life'. The first edition of this work appeared in 1769, and that it was still in print in 1813 in Boston is a testament to its appeal throughout the Western world. In it Buchan advocates infrequent bathing, arguing that sweat was a sort of antiseptic which provided a 'healthy glow'. His interest in infant medicine can be seen in his 'Advice to Mothers' in the appendix of this work. A fascinating relic of 18th century medicine, and its enduring appeal well into the 19t