A TREATISE ON THE VENEREAL DISEASE.
Philadelphia: J. Webster, 1818. First American edition. Leather. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Very Good. Item #013128
1st American edition, stated. A Very Good copy. 8vo., xx, 367, xv, pp., with 6 engraved plates at the end. Bound in period early American full tree calf, with title on a red morocco label on spine. Plain end papers. Light edge wear, with joints rubbed. Previous owner's mae and 1822 date on the front end paper and title page. Text generally very clean, with plates browning. An attractive copy, Very Good. 1st American edition. A Good copy. 8vo., xlviii, 465 pp. Bound in period, early American full tree/mottled calf. All edges of the text block coated yellow; plain end papers. Previous owner's name and 1821 date on a front end paper and title page. Joints cracking, but holding firm. Small loss at the spine's crown. Text generally clean, with an occasional gathering browned. An attractive copy, in original bindng, Good +. *** Previous owner is Dr. John Peyre Thomas, founder and owner of Mount Hope Plantation, Fairfield County, SC., who obtained one of the earliest medical licenses in SC. ***.
Price: $250.00