Medical histories and reflections.

Philadelphia : Published by Thomas Dobson, William Fry, printer, 1816.

4 volumes in 1 (466 pages) : 23 cm

1st American ed. ..

Includes "Preface to the first edition of the first volume," published in Warrington, Eng. in 1792. Vols. 2 and 3 appeared in 1795 and 1798 in Manchester. The Philadelphia ed. is apparently based on the altered and enlarged 2d London ed. of 1810-13 in 4 v

"An essay on the medical properties of the Digitalis purpurea, or foxglove" (p. [253]-289) with appendix, was separately published (London, 1799) Vol. 3 includes "Account of the establishment of fever-wards in Manchester." Contents of theappendix (v. 3) are the same as those of the 1792-98 ed. Vol. 4 contains "Observations on the treatment of dropsy" and "Of diabetes."

Film 633 reel 43 is part of Research Publications Early American Medical Imprints collection (RP reel 43, no. 767).

Austin, R.B. Early Amer. medical imprints, 767

Microfilm. [Bethesda, Md.] : National Library of Medicine, 1960. 1 microfilm reel : negative ; 35 mm

This material has been provided by the National Library of Medicine (U.S.), through the Medical Heritage Library. The original may be consulted at the National Library of Medicine (U.S.)