Original 1921 Volume II of Nostrums and Quackery, prepared, compiled or edited by Arthur J. Cramp, M.D., and published by the American Medical Association in Chicago.
A fascinating piece of early 20th-century medical history devoted to exposing questionable patent medicines, fraudulent cures, medical quackery and health claims affecting the public.
The book reprints material from The Journal of the American Medical Association and includes numerous fascinating examples and reproductions of period advertisements and remedies.
The photographed pages include discussions of supposed consumption/tuberculosis cures and an extraordinary period advertisement for Duffy's Pure Malt Whiskey claiming medicinal and longevity benefits.
Green cloth hardcover with gilt decoration and lettering.
Title: Nostrums and Quackery
Editor/Compiler: Arthur J. Cramp, M.D.
Publisher: American Medical Association
Date: 1921
Volume: II
Approximate height: 9 1/4"
PLEASE NOTE: This listing is for Volume II only, not a complete multi-volume set.
An unusual collectible for anyone interested in medical history, patent medicine, advertising history, pharmacy, public health or the history of medical fraud and quackery.
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