Group of (3) 18th/19th century Medical Books
Group of (3) 18th/19th century Medical Books, to include: ''A Treastie on Tropical Diseases,'' by Benjamin Moseley, 1803, London: Nichols and Son, fourth edition, 670 pages, (foxing, tanning, cracked front and back covers), 8-3/4''l, 5-1/2''w; ''Experimental Essays on Medical and Philosophical Subjects,'' by David MacBride, 1776, London: T. Beckett and T. Cadell, third edition with nine copper plate illustrations including four folding, title page stamped ''Geo. R. Brush M.D., U.S. Navy, Sayville Long Island, New York'', 296 pages, (foxing, tanning, image bleeding and some creasing), 9-1/2''l, 5-1/4''w; and ''The Elements of Medicine,'' by John Brown, 1795, Philadelphia: Thomas Dobson, two volumes bound in one, including one folding table, title page stamped ''Geo. R. Brush M.D., U.S. Navy, Sayville Long Island, New York'', 390 pages, (foxing, tanning, wear to binding), 8-1/2''l, 5''w. Provenance: Acquired by descent from Dr. George R. Brush, of the settling Brush family of Southold, Long Island, New York.
[ translate ]View it on
Sale price
Estimate
Time, Location
Auction House
Group of (3) 18th/19th century Medical Books, to include: ''A Treastie on Tropical Diseases,'' by Benjamin Moseley, 1803, London: Nichols and Son, fourth edition, 670 pages, (foxing, tanning, cracked front and back covers), 8-3/4''l, 5-1/2''w; ''Experimental Essays on Medical and Philosophical Subjects,'' by David MacBride, 1776, London: T. Beckett and T. Cadell, third edition with nine copper plate illustrations including four folding, title page stamped ''Geo. R. Brush M.D., U.S. Navy, Sayville Long Island, New York'', 296 pages, (foxing, tanning, image bleeding and some creasing), 9-1/2''l, 5-1/4''w; and ''The Elements of Medicine,'' by John Brown, 1795, Philadelphia: Thomas Dobson, two volumes bound in one, including one folding table, title page stamped ''Geo. R. Brush M.D., U.S. Navy, Sayville Long Island, New York'', 390 pages, (foxing, tanning, wear to binding), 8-1/2''l, 5''w. Provenance: Acquired by descent from Dr. George R. Brush, of the settling Brush family of Southold, Long Island, New York.
[ translate ]