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THACHER, JAMES. Observations on Hydrophobia, produced by the Bite of a Mad Dog, or Other Rabid Animal. Hand-colored engraved botanical plate. 301, [1] pages. 8vo, 234x133 mm, original boards with paper lettering piece, spine discolored and partly cracked, ends chipped, front joint cracked; contents dampstained with moderate to heavy foxing; uncut; linen folding case. Bookplates of Albert L. Norris and Harvard Medical Library. Plymouth, 1812
first edition of the first American book on the subject. The plate depicts the skull-cap plant, used unsuccessfully to treat the disease. Heirs of Hippocrates 1124; Austin 1880.
