A Treatise on the Nature and Cure of Gout and Rheumatism Including General Considerations on Morbid States of the Digestive Organs; some Remarks on Regimen; and Practical Observations on Gravel by Scudamore, Charles - 1819

Philadelphia: Edward Earle. Good. 1819. Hardcover. First American Edition, from the Second London Edition. Full leather, red title label ("Scudamore on Gout") , giltlttering and decoration. Top 1" of backstrip missing; some rubbing and wear; foxing throughout; inscription on front endpaper. ; 335 pages .

Philadelphia: Edward Earle, 1819. Stated "First American, from the Second London Edition". Hardcover. poor. 4to. xix, 335pp. Original calf. Work is based on Scudamore's observation of about one hundred cases of gout, containing one of the first contributions to the study of the distribution of gout(y) changes throughout the body. Contents: Preface to the First Edition / Preface to the Second Edition / Of Gout / Of Acute Gout / Of Chronic Gout / Of Retrocedent Gout / General Considerations on Morbid States of the Digestive Organs / On the Theory and Treatment of Gravel / Of Prophylactic Regimen / On Rheumatism / Of Chronic Rheumatism. Heavy age wear and staining on binding. Front board and front flyleaf detached but present. Two-inch chipping near top of spine with half of title-label missing. Joints on back board split but holding. Foxing throughout, slight water staining on lower corner and margin of outer edges. Binding in poor, interior in fair condition. As is.

William Brown, Printer, Published by Edward Earle, Philadelphia: 1819., 1819 pp. xix, [1]-335. 8vo. Foxed. Contemporary full leather binding, spine worn, joints cracked. Early manuscript ownership of Dr. Jonathan H. Dorsey (Mill Creek Furnace, Huntingdon, PA). First American Edition From the Second London Edition. Scudamore is best known for this treatise on gout. "It is based on the author's observation of about one hundred cases of gout, and contains one of the first contributions to the study of the distribution of gouty changes throughout the body" - DNB. Austin 1714. Quite scarce and important. **PRICE JUST REDUCED! MED 11 Language: eng. 1st Edition.. Hardcover. Very Good.

Philadelphia: Edward Earle, 1819. First. hardcover. good. 335 pages., overall toning, 8vo, original calf; well-worn and with repairs to spine. Philadelphia, 1819. First American, from the Second London edition. Good.<br/><br/> Austin 1714. Work by which Scudamore is best known, based upon his observations of about 100 cases of gout and containing one of the first contributions to the study of the distribution of gouty changes. He believed that gouty persons were subject to the gravel, and he is the first English author who mentions the frequent presence of a circular chest, instead of an eliptical one, in those suffering from gout.<br/><br/>