Fenton, Samuel; Lee, WilliamThe Use Of Brandy And Salt, As A Remedy For Various Internal As Well As External Diseases, Inflammation And Local Injuries: Containing Ample Directions For Making And Applying It. Explained By.. -

New-York: Carvill & Co., 108 Broadway; James Van Norden & Co. Printers, No. 60 William street, 1842. Slim octavo (18 x 10.5 cm.), [2], 42, [2 blank] pages. Index. Stated "second edition, corrected and enlarged" but Second American printing, following that of New York, 1841. That in turn followed the original English issue of 1840. A formula for therapeutic concoction combining wine, ethanol and sodium chloride for a, "a simple but powerful remedy, an antidote to many of the common ills of life. Readers are counseled to "use French brandy only." Some light foxing, and a few leaves dog eared. In early quarter marbled boards, over green morocco spine. Ownership inscription in pencil to front free endpaper. Scarce. [OCLC records four copies].