Diseases Incident to Armies. With the Method of Cure.
Item #78936
SWIETEN, Baron von, et al. The Diseases Incident to Armies. With the Method of Cure. Translated from the Original...to which Are Added; the Nature and Treatment of Gun-Shot Wounds ...Likewise, Some Brief Directions to be Observed by Sea Surgeons in Engagements. Also, Preventatives of the Scurvy at Sea....Published, for the Use of Military, and Naval Surgeons in America. Phila.: R. Bell, 1776. 164pp. Bound in later period-style full calf, ruled in blind, raised spine bands. Professional restoration to lower margin of first few leaves, small wormhole in bottom margin throughout, a bit of very light scattered foxing, else very good. 15100. Hildeburn 3477. Austin 1843.[a] Sabin 94063. NAIP w030866. A scarce compilation of important works on military medicine, published by Robert Bell on the eve of the American Revolution, and doubtless put to good use during the long conflict. In his preface, Bell voices his hope that the publication of this work "will be attended with the most salutary influences, in the preservation of lives of many of those valuable citizens of America, who, as soldiers and sailors, are now contending for the mighty prize of Freedom." Van Swieten's work offers treatments for a variety of diseases incident to military conflict, including vomiting, dysentery, diarrhea, gangrene, fever, and much more. The rest of the text, which begins with a separate titlepage following page 112, contains works by British physicians Northcote and Ranby on the treatment of gunshot wounds and instructions for naval surgeons. A note on the final text leaf promotes "all the newest political pamphlets; either for, or against, Independency" published by Bell. A Boston edition of the entire work appeared the following year.
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