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Physician's Commonplace Book, Manuscript on Paper.
?United States, circa 1800.
Quarto format notebook on laid unlined paper, occupying 143 numbered leaves; the text begins with a description of pneumonia biliosa, flu, followed by descriptions of more diseases like pulmonary consumption, notes on "natural small pox," with a description of vaccination for small pox, then moving on to measles, mumps, ulcerous sore throat, rheumatism, the text continues in this way throughout; bound in half calf and marbled paper boards, worn, 7 3/4 x 6 1/4.
