1807 Buchan’s Domestic Medicine Charleston

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A vintage original copy of “Dom estic Medicine: or, a Treatise on the Prevention and Cure of Diseases, by Regimen and Simple Medicines; with an Appendix, Containing a Dispensatory for the Use of Private Practitioners; to which Are Added, Observations on Diet; Recommending a Method of Living Less Expensive, and More Conducive to Health, than the Present”. By William Buchan; Printed and sold by John Hoff, Charleston, SC:, 1807. First Charleston edition, enlarged from the author's last revisal, of the first title; 8vo. 482 pp. Bound with his : “Advice to Mothers on the Subject of Their Own Health; and on the Means of Promoting the Health, Strength, and Beauty of Their Offspring”. Charleston, SC: Printed and sold by John Hoff, 1807. 8vo. (2), 120 pp. Full leather; gold tooling on leather cover edges and spine; Condition: leather covers scuffed and bumped; edges and top and bottom of spines worn; no writing on endpapers; light foxing and age toning throughout; leather label and gilt rules on spine in tact; a very square, tight copy; Domestic shipping, handling and insurance will be $7.00. Shipping International will be computed on a country by country basis. Special Note: we expect to be away from about June 8-June 15, so shipments of items closing and/or paid for during this time will be delayed until after we return. read more