Observations on the Distinguishing Symptoms of Three Different Species
by DUNCAN, Andrew
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DUNCAN, Andrew. Observations on the Distinguishing Symptoms of Three Different Species of Pulmonary Consumption, the Catarrhal, the Apostematous, and the Tuberculous. Philadelphia. 1819. xix,[5],155pp. Original tree calf, expertly rebacked with original backstrip laid down, gilt morocco label. Bookplate on front pastedown. Uniformly foxed and lightly tanned. Very good. AUSTIN 705. SHAW & SHOEMAKER 47852. "First American, from the second London edition." An early and learned American imprint on lung diseases, especially concerned with Phthisis, a form of pulmonary tuberculosis, also known as consumption. Duncan, an Edinburgh doctor, was physician to King George III, to whom he dedicated this work.
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- Observations on the Distinguishing Symptoms of Three Different Species
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- DUNCAN, Andrew
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- MED & SCI, FINE/GEN AM
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