The Medical Companion, or Family Physician
Treating of the Diseases of the United States, With Their Symptoms, Causes, Cure, and Means of Prevention: Common Cases in surgery, As Fractures, Dislocations, &c. The Management of Diseases of Women and Children. A Dispensatory for Preparing Family Medicines, and a Glossary Explaining Technical Terms... Philadelphia: Thomas, Cowperthwait & Co., 1847.
Tenth Edition. Leather bound. Octavo. xxvi, 27-692 pages, 32 pages publisher's catalog. Brown leather with leather title label on the spine. Leather is rubbed on the spine and joints. Light edge wear to boards. Rear blank end sheet removed. A couple old ink names (not legible) on right front end sheet. Light scattered foxing to text. Hinges are sturdy. Book includes an "Essay on Hygiene, or the Art of Preserving Health Without the Aid of Medicine: An American Materia Medica, Pointing Out the Virtues and Doses of Our Medicinal Plants." This book also includes "The Nurses Guide." James Ewell was the author of "The Planter's and Mariner's Medical Companion" 1807. He wrote this book while practicing medicine in Savannah Georgia. Good. Item #21434
Price: $100.00