Headaches Their Nature, Cases hotsell and Treatment by William Henry Day, M.D. Fourth Edition Illustrated 1883 Blakeston Publishing Philadelphia

This is a good hardcover, rare medical book. 1883 P. Blakeston Publishing Philadelphia. This rare copy is in good condition. Previous owners name neatly written in script on first hotsell blank page, "S. Orr Orrville Ohio", see photo. There is some foxing inside with natural tanning to pages from age. The pages themselves are clean and tight to binding. There is wearing to cover with some spotting and fading (see photos) but overall considered good condition. Brown hardcover boards are showing some wear as described (fading, spots) but are clean and still strong. Book lays flat and straight with good solid binding. Standard octavo size or 6" x 9" with 147 pages and numerous additional pages of advertising at end of book.

This rare medical book is a Fourth Illustrated Edition. Sixteen chapters include Sympathetic Headaches, Congestive Headaches, Toxemic Headaches, Cerebral Anemia, Headaches of Advanced Life, Neuralogic Headaches, Headaches of Childhood and Early Life and more. Not extensively illustrated but several line drawings complement the text. Rare collectible for any medical library. Fascinating insight into medicine at the time.

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