Medical, 18th and 19th centuries, 8 vols.

Updated September 24, 2026

[MEDICINE.] 1. HILL, JOHN. A History of the Materia Medica. London: T. Longman, C. Hitch, and L. Hawes, 1751. 4to (193 x 250 mm). [4], iv, 895, [8] pp. Modern library cloth. Provenance: Medical and Chirurgical Faculty of Maryland Library (stamp to title). Partially removed label to soiled title, burn damage to tp edge of pp 794-879, leaves toned, wear and repair to index leaves. 2. BARTON, BENJAMIN SMITH. First [and Second] Supplement to the Philadelphia Medical and Physical Journal. March 1806. Philadelphia: Conrad, 1806. 8vo (135 x 228 mm). [2], 305, [2] pp. Separate supplement titles, title page for third supplement bound at end. Contemporary two toned boards. Title toned, some foxing, spotting and soiling to boards. 3. SCUDAMORE, CHARLES. A Treatise on the Nature and Cure of Gout and Rheumatism. Philadelphia: Edward Earle, 1819. 8vo (131 x 216 mm). xix, 335 pp. Half-title. Contemporary tree calf, spine label lettered gilt. Foxed, cracking to joints. Provenance: Israel Balch (contemporary ownership signature to f.f.e.p.); bookseller ticket of R.P. & C. Williams, Boston. First American edition. 4. PARR, BARTHOLOMEW. The London Medical Dictionary. Philadelphia: Mitchell, Ames, and White, 1819. 2 volumes. Large 4to (205 x 274 mm). With 54 full-page engraved anatomical plates (a few folding) with accompanying explanatory text. xxi, 1020; [2], 512, [8], 157, [16]. Contemporary calf, morocco spine labels lettered gilt. Provenance: D.W.C.B. Caldwell, MD, Philadelphia (ownership inscription and book label, volume 1). Scattered foxing, leaves toned, dampstaining to volume 2, covers scuffed, plates largely clean. 5. LARREY, LE BARON D.J. Clinique Chirurgicale exercée particulièrement dans les camps et les hopitaux militaires, depuis 1792 Jusq’en 1829. Paris: Gabon, 1829. 3 volumes (only, of 5). 8vo (123 x 200 mm). Frontispiece portrait volume 1. Half-titles. Modern calf backed boards. Provenance: Wilson Overend (contemporary ownership signatures to title pages). Lacking 2 text volumes and atlas, foxing. TOGETHER, 8 volumes.

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