The modern practice of physic, exhibiting the characters, causes, symptoms, prognostics, morbid appearances, and improved method of treating the diseases of all climates / [Robert Thomas].

New-York : Collins & Co., 1817.

xvi, 915 pages, 3 unnumbered pages ; (8vo)

The 4th American from the 5th London ed. /

"Dr. Hosack's classification of diseases": p. [v]-vii

"A systematic arrangement of the diseases into classes and orders; together with an explanation and derivation of their names": p. [xi]-xvi

"A view of the former and present London pharmacopoeiae, together with the synonyms of the different colleges": p. 811-821

"Appendix, by David Hosack, M. D" has the same general contents as the appendix of the 3d American ed., but has additional material including his Observations on the peripneumonia typhodes (p. 837-839), and an abridgment of his Observations on croup or hives (p. 885-890)

Publisher's advertising: p. [916, 918] "Character of Dr. Thomas's work on the Modern practice of physic, by professional critics": p. [917]

Copy 1 Note: "H. Mackey, 1821." inscribed on tp.