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2026ref. LRB36017845Paris: Editions Recreasoft 2026 Language: English. Approximately 540 pages. Volume 2 of a multi-volume work. English: Print-on-demand reprint. Original edition : 1800. Text in English. This work by Noah Webster provides a comprehensive historical overview of epidemic and pestilential diseases examining their patterns and the physical phenomena associated with them. The text offers detailed observations and analyses based on documented cases making it a valuable resource for historians of medicine and epidemiology. Book images are non-contractual. Editions Recreasoft. Softcover. New. Editions Recreasoft paperback
2026ref. LRB36017847Paris: Editions Recreasoft 2026 Language: English. Approximately 586 pages. English: Print-on-demand reprint. Original edition : 1800. Text in English. This work by Noah Webster provides a comprehensive historical account of epidemic and pestilential diseases examining their causes effects and the physical phenomena associated with them. It offers valuable insights into early medical understanding and the relationship between disease and environmental factors. The text is a significant contribution to the medical literature of the late 18th and early 19th centuries reflecting the scientific and medical knowledge of the period. Book images are non-contractual. Editions Recreasoft. Softcover. New. Editions Recreasoft paperback
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1799ref. 275231799 Noah Webster Medicine 1ed History of Epidemic DISEASES America BEST! "The most important medical work written in this country" The name Webster has become synonymous with dictionary and American language over the last century. Noah Webster sought to create a purely 'American' culture that was independent of British claim; he achieved this by creating his dictionary – a work that helped distance American grammar and linguistics from that of Britain. However Webster is also remembered for an interesting treatise chronicling world diseases and epidemics. This work summarized 19th-century diseases his own observations and the effects of the epidemics on economics and historical growth. Osler says of this work: "The most important medical work written in this country by a layman." Item number: #27523 Price: $750 WEBSTER Noah A brief history of epidemic and pestilential diseases ; with the principal phenomena of the physical world which precede and accompany them and observations deduced from the facts stated Hartford: Printed by Hudson & Goodwin 1799. First edition. Details: <!-- if !supportLists-->· <!--endif-->Collation: Complete with all pages; Volume II <!-- if !supportLists-->o <!--endif-->4 352 <!-- if !supportLists-->· <!--endif-->References: Garrison-Morton 1675.1 <!-- if !supportLists-->· <!--endif-->Provenance: <!-- if !supportLists-->o <!--endif-->Binding sticker – T. Creigh <!-- if !supportLists-->o <!--endif-->Handwritten – John Creigh 1830 <!--endif-->John Creigh 1773-1861 was a physician in Pennsylvania. His own father also John Creigh 1741-1813 was an Irish immigrant to America who fought for American independence during the Revolutionary War being commissioned as Captain of the 6th Company 2nd Battalion. <!-- if !supportLists-->o <!--endif-->Handwritten – Tho. Creigh 1830 <!--endif-->Thomas Creigh 1808-1880 was an American Presbyterian minister at Mercersburg Presbyterian Church for 49 years. While not predominantly remembered as a writer he also wrote and published several sermons and works of Presbyterian history in and around his native Carlislie Pennsylvania. <!-- if !supportLists-->· <!--endif-->Language: English <!-- if !supportLists-->· <!--endif-->Binding: Leather; tight and secure <!-- if !supportLists-->· <!--endif-->Size: ~8.75in X 5.5in 22.5cm x 14cm Our Guarantee: Very Fast. Very Safe. Free Shipping Worldwide. Customer satisfaction is our priority! Notify us with 7 days of receiving and we will offer a full refund without reservation! Photos available upon request. Hudson & Goodwin hardcover
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ref. 1016004354.Gpaperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. paperback
ref. 1015994377.Ghardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. hardcover
ref. 1170035167.Gpaperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. paperback
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ref. 1385220090.Ghardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. hardcover
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1799ref. mon0000002001Printed by Hudson & Goodwin. 1799-01-01. Hardcover. Good. in x in x in. Volume 1: 348p; volume 2: 352p. Leather covers with red and black morocco labels. No DJ issued. Once had marbled page edges but the marbling is mostly faded. Previous owner name stamped in each volume: John H. Pitman as well is inked in each volume. Inked name is dated 1833 in Vol. 1. Rubbing to all leather edges. Scuffing to covers. Some staining to covers of both volumes. Foxing throughout in both volumes. Stitched binding is tight in both volumes. Original binding on both volumes. William Osler called this book ""the most important medical work written in this country by a layman."" Printed by Hudson & Goodwin. hardcover
1799ref. 162886Hartford: Hudson & Goodwin 1799. First Edition. hardcover. very good. 2 volumes. xii 9-348; iv 352pp. 8vo contemporary mottled calf with red leather spine labels bindings are rubbed and a little wormed; hinges on first volume are repaired but still solid and attractive; dampstains on front endpaper & blank flyleaf in first volume; pages toned as usual with some light foxing; small ink signatures on titles of both volumes; 2 pages in second volume have tears that were crudely taped and are now discolored. Hartford: Hudson & Goodwin 1799. First edition. Webster surveyed known data from epidemics since the time of Christ in order to prove his theory that these diseases were not contagious but were caused by environmental changes. Despite his incorrect conlculsions his work was widely read and quite influential. William Osler called this book "the most important medical work written in this country by a layman." - GM 1675.1; Austin 2023; Heirs of Hippocrates 1160. Hudson & Goodwin unknown
1799ref. 162886Hartford: Hudson & Goodwin 1799. First Edition. hardcover. very good. 2 volumes. xii 9-348; iv 352pp. 8vo contemporary mottled calf with red leather spine labels bindings are rubbed and a little wormed; hinges on first volume are repaired but still solid and attractive; dampstains on front endpaper & blank flyleaf in first volume; pages toned as usual with some light foxing; small ink signatures on titles of both volumes; 2 pages in second volume have tears that were crudely taped and are now discolored. Hartford: Hudson & Goodwin 1799. First edition. Webster surveyed known data from epidemics since the time of Christ in order to prove his theory that these diseases were not contagious but were caused by environmental changes. Despite his incorrect conlculsions his work was widely read and quite influential. William Osler called this book "the most important medical work written in this country by a layman." - GM 1675.1; Austin 2023; Heirs of Hippocrates 1160. Hudson & Goodwin unknown books
1904ref. 133299Iowa City: The State Historical Society of Iowa 1904. 28p. wraps chipped on the edges unopened. The State Historical Society of Iowa unknown books
1904ref. 40133Iowa City: The Iowa Journal of History and Politics 1904. Second Edition but see note. Octavo 28cm. Staple-bound printed wrappers; 28pp. Chipping to wrapper edges; text fresh and clean mostly unopened. The "authorized" history of Amana written by an elder of the Society. The first edition printed on the Community's own press appeared in 1900 and is reprinted in its entirety here. A third textually identical printing was issued by the Society in 1909 incorrectly identified by the publisher as the Second Edition. The Iowa Journal of History and Politics unknown books
1794ref. 109701794. 103pp Disbound no half title. Scattered foxing. Good. FIRST EDITION. Evans 28130. unknown
1794ref. 109701794. 103pp Disbound no half title. Scattered foxing. Good. FIRST EDITION. Evans 28130. unknown books
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1816ref. 9350Cambridge: Hilliard and Metcalf 1816. Disbound. Very Good binding. Octavo. 16 pp. frontis. Removed from binding. Foxing and minor toning. Not issued with this pamphlet but present here as a frontispiece is a very nice engraving of the Declaration of Independence by Illman & Pilbrow after Trumbull's painting. An uncommon conscientious objector address which includes the Constitution of the newly formed Massachusetts Peace Society 1815-1828 as well the list of officer. Here with a significant engraving. Shaw & Shoemaker 38190; Sabin 45882 ref. Hilliard and Metcalf unknown
ref. 1396401385.Ghardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. hardcover