'A New Inquiry into the Suspension

''A New Inquiry into the Suspension of Vital Action in Cases of, Drowning and Suffocation,'' by Anthony Fothergill, 1794, Bath: Printed by S. Hazard, third edition, including three plates, title page stamped ''Geo. R. Brush, M.D., U.S. Navy, Sayville, L.I., New York, 189 pages, bound with ''Preservative Plan, or Hints for the Preservation of Persons Exposed to Those Accidents which suddenly suspend or extinguish Vital Action,'' by Anthony Fothergill, 1798, London: Printed by H.L. Galabin, 43 pages. Foxing, staining, losses to pages, insect damage, front board detached. 9''l, 5-3/4''w. Provenance: Acquired by descent from Dr. George R. Brush, of the settling Brush family of Southold, Long Island, New York.