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An Inquiry into the Nature and Treatment of the Prevailing Epidemic called Spotted Fever, &c. &c., in Three Parts

An Inquiry into the Nature and Treatment of the Prevailing Epidemic called Spotted Fever, &c. &c., in Three Parts

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An Inquiry into the Nature and Treatment of the Prevailing Epidemic called Spotted Fever, &c. &c., in Three Parts

by Wilson, Job

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Boston: Bradford & Read, 1815. 8vo. 213 x 125 mm. (8 1/4 x 5 inches). 216 [4] pp., including a leaf of instructions to the binder and errata leaf. Illustrated with 5 engraved plates. Contemporary mottled calf, leather label on spine; upper and lower margins with tide marks, some natural toning to the paper, otherwise quite a good copy. Presentation copy to Richard Fletcher whose inscription appears on the front fee endpaper (detached) and the title-page. First edition. Attractive copy of Job Wilson's study of the influence of climate on the epidemic of spotted fever (meningitis) that spread throughout New England in the first years of the 19th century. Organized in three parts, Wilson begins with a short description of the climate in New England from 1630 until 1806. Wilson expands the details of his study to show climate variations from 1801 to 1814 and their correlation with the rise and fall of the disease. This is one of the earliest studies in America to offer data on climate and disease, with specific reference to the outbreak of spotted fever in 1807, 1809, 1811-1815. Part two of the Wilson's study describes the cause for the fever with reference to its impact on the lungs, liver and brain. Part three discusses the ways of preventing the disease and its spread from person to person. The unsigned engravings illustrate the impact of the spotted fever on the nervous system, lungs and heart. Austin 2074. (284).

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Title
An Inquiry into the Nature and Treatment of the Prevailing Epidemic called Spotted Fever, &c. &c., in Three Parts
Author
Wilson, Job
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Bradford & Read
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Boston
Date Published
1815

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De Simone Company is presently offering rare books, manuscripts, illustrated books, broadsides, and ephemera documenting American history during the 19th century. We encourage you to visit our website where you will find numerous catalogues listing our offering. Visit www.desimonecompanybooksellers.com.De Simone Company also specializes in early Italian books and manuscripts, mostly in the fields of social science, history, antiquarian bibliography and illustrated books. The Company has a particular interest in books, manuscripts, ephemera printed in, or about, the history of Ferrara, Italy and is always interested in purchasing book on the subject.In January of 2017, Daniel De Simone retired from the Folger Shakespeare Library in Washington, D. C as the Eric Weinmann Librarian, where he directed the operations of the Central Library. De Simone came to the Folger from the Library of Congress after serving as the Curator of the Lessing J. Rosenwald Collection in the Rare Book and Special Collections Division for 14 years.Before his appointment as Rosenwald Curator in 2000, he operated his own New York based bookselling business for 22 years. Since retirement he has begun bookselling once again and is again a member of the Antiquarian Booksellers Association of America and the International League of Antiquarian Booksellers. He is also a member of the Grolier Club, NY, the Association Internationale de Bibliophile, Paris, and the Print Council of America.

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