Sep 17, 2015 - Sale 2391

Sale 2391 - Lot 219

Price Realized: $ 422
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Estimate: $ 300 - $ 400
(MEDICINE.) Currie, William. Memoirs of the Yellow Fever. [2], 145 pages. 8vo, later sheep, worn, library tag on backstrip; hinges split; endpapers browned, minor foxing to early leaves; early owner's inscription on title. Philadelphia, 1798
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A primary source on the yellow fever epidemic in Philadelphia. Currie anticipated the spread of the disease before his rival Benjamin Rush. Austin 602; Evans 33589; Sabin 18001.