Eclectic JOHN SCUDDER - A Practical Treatise on the Diseases of Women - original 1871 - An Early Eclectic Medicine Work
$ 129.00
Another Important Eclectic Work On Medicine
This is an original 1871 "Fifth Thousand" printing of Scudder's:"A Practical Treatise on the Diseases of Women". Numerous wood engravings and 2 color plates. 525 pp.
Hardbound in tan leather with gold on black stamping on the spine. it looks its age. However, the boards and pages are tight. There are signatures inside the front cover and opposite page, but no other marks. From about page 400 to the end, there is mild staining on parts of the pages suggestive of water, but zero mustiness, and does not affect readability. Overall in fair condition. Please look at the photos. It measures ~ 9.5 x 6.5 x 1.75", and weighs ~ 2 lb 2 oz.
John Milton Scudder (1829-1894) was a professor of Obstetrics and diseases of women at the Eclectic Medical Institute in Cincinnati, Ohio. The author draws on "allopathic" medicine for descriptions of anatomy and surgical procedures. He does emphasize that "eclectic" doctors have a wider range of therapies and these are described within.
