THACHER, James. Observations on Hydrophobia, Produced by the Bite of a Mad Dog, or Other Rabid Animal. With an Examination of the Various Theories and Methods of Cure, Existing at the Present Day; and an Inquiry into the Merit of Specific Remedies. Also, a Method of Treatment Best Adapted to the Brute
Creation.
Inscription
Presentation inscription form the author on front freeendpaper: "Mr. William Perry with the friendly regards of the author."
Condition
1st ed. 301,(1)pp. Colored plate. Orig. paper- backed boards, printed spine. Small piece abraded from foot of spine, light scattered foxing, else very good or better.
References
Austin 1880. Shaw & Shoemaker 26864
Notes
Presentation inscription form the author on front freeendpaper: "Mr. William Perry with the friendly regards of the author." Additionally inscribed at the head of the title page: "Mr. Perry's from The Author." A notable early American work, being an extensive examination of the nature and treatment of rabies. Thacher discusses the
symptoms of the disease in dogs, the symptoms in humans, theories of the nature of the disease, and proposed cures. Fourteen case studies are included, and Thacher draws on the work of several other notable physicians,
including Benjamin Rush, James Mease, and John Redman Coxe. The colored plate shows the Skull-cap plant, which Thacher proposed as a treatment for rabies. James Thacher (1754-1844), who served as a surgeon during the Revolution, was America's first medical biographer.
Cite this object as“James Thatcher- Observations on Hydrophobia.” The Soiferman Collection, Wynnewood, Pennsylvania. EIS LIBRIS, https://eislibris.com/objects/james-thatcher-observations-on-hydrophobia (accessed [date]).
