A Treatise on the Diseases and Physical Education of Children. Third edition. by EBERLE, John (1787-1838) - 1837

Philadelphia:: Grigg & Elliot, 1837., 1837. 8vo. [viii], 555, [1] pp. Index; waterstained throughout. Original full speckled calf, flat-backed with gilt tooling, black gilt-stamped spine label. Ownership signature of William Christie, Philadelphia, 1840. Good (but note waterstains). ?As a writer he was clear and impressive; as a lecturer sure of attention, being forceful and vigorous, throwing his whole soul into his subject; as a debater he was ready and versatile, his editorial work having stored his mind with choice literature both past and present.? [Frank C. Wilson within Kelly & Burrage, p. 351-2]. Eberle, born in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, studied medicine at the University of Pennsylvania. his early death is attributed to an addiction of opiates. See: Howard Atwood Kelly, Walter Lincoln Burrage, American Medical Biographies. Grulee 989.