A Practical Treatise on the Diseases of Women

by John M. Scudder, M.D.

With a Paper on the Diseases of the Breasts by Robert S. Newton, M.D.

Ninth Edition, Thoroughly Revised

Cincinnati: Medical Publishing Company, 1881

A classic 19th-century American medical text from the Eclectic school of medicine. Scudder was Professor of the Theory and Practice of Medicine at the Eclectic Medical Institute of Cincinnati and one of the most influential figures of the Eclectic movement. Illustrated with colored plates and numerous wood engravings.

Details:

• Publisher: Medical Publishing Company, Cincinnati

• Date: 1881

• Edition: Ninth Edition, Thoroughly Revised

• Binding: Leather with black spine label, gilt title and gilt rules on raised bands

• Illustrated: colored plates and wood engravings

Condition:

Good antique condition for a 140+ year old medical book. Leather shows significant wear: scuffing, surface cracking and rubbing on the spine, small losses at the head of the spine, a few dark marks. Spine label intact with gilt still bright. Pages toned with occasional light foxing. Please see all photos for details — they are part of the description.

A great piece for collectors of antique medical books, history of medicine, gynecology and Eclectic/herbal medicine.

Ships carefully packed.