Author: QUINCY, John
Title: American Medical Lexicon, on the Plan of Quincy's Lexicon Physico-Medi
Description: 1811. [QUINCY, John]. THE AMERICAN MEDICAL LEXICON, ON THE PLAN OF QUINCY'S LEXICON PHYSICO-MEDICUM, with many retrenchments, additions, and improvements; comprising and explanation of the etymology and signification of the terms used in anatomy, physiology, surgery, materia medica, chemistry, and the practice of physic. Compiled from the most approved authorities. New York: Published by T. and J. Swords, 1811. A revision of Quincy's Lexicon Physico-Medicum previously issued by the same publisher in 1802. iv,[588],28 (i.e. actually 30, but the pages are misnumbered) pp. + an advertisement leaf. Octavo. Worn contemporary binding of full leather, with gilt-lettered spine label. It is edgeworn, with rounded corners, moderately rubbed and soiled at sides, and sunned at spine. Text leaves are age browned, with a few scattered pencil notations. The first few leaves have a small dampstain at the fore-edge margin, and two U.S. postage stamps (T. Roosevelt, five cents) adhered to the ffep. A solid, very good copy. (Shaw & Shoemaker 23771). .

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