The house surgeon and physician : designed to assist heads of families, travellers, and sea-faring people, in discerning, distinguishing, and curing diseases : with concise directions for the preparation and use of a numerous collection of the best American remedies : together with many of the most approved, from the shop of the apothecary : all in plain English / by a physician and surgeon.

  • Hand, William M.
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The house surgeon and physician : designed to assist heads of families, travellers, and sea-faring people, in discerning, distinguishing, and curing diseases : with concise directions for the preparation and use of a numerous collection of the best American remedies : together with many of the most approved, from the shop of the apothecary : all in plain English / by a physician and surgeon. Public Domain Mark. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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Hartford : Printed by Peter B. Gleason and Co., 1818.

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200 pages ; 18 cm

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"By Wm. M. Hand" appears on the title page of the 2nd edition, New Haven, 1820
"American remedies": p. [151]-188
"Appendix. Marasmus" (p. [189]-199) is taken from James Hamilton's Observations on the utility and administration of purgative medicines
"Recommendations" [of this book]: p. 200
NLM copy, errata slip mounted on inside of back cover.
Film 633 reel 48 is part of Research Publications Early American Medical Imprints collection (RP reel 48, no. 873).

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Austin, R.B. Early Amer. medical imprints, 873
Shaw & Shoemaker 44240

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Microfilm. [Bethesda, Md.] : National Library of Medicine, 1959. 1 microfilm reel : negative ; 35 mm

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