Ewell, James.

The medical companion : or family physician : treating of the diseases of the United States, with their symptoms, causes, cure and means of prevention ... ; a dispensatory for preparing family medicines, and glossary explaining technical terms : to which are added, a brief anatomy and physiology of the human body ... : an essay on hygiene, or the art of preserving health, without the aid of medicine : an American materia medica, pointing out the virtues and doses of our medicinal plants : also, the nurse's guide.

Philadelphia, PA: Carey, Lea and Blanchard, 1836. 8vo. 632 pp. Original Calf Boards, Good with toning and foxing throughout, edge wear through to boards at corners, hinge cracked. Illustrations, photographs. 9th ed., rev., enlg. and very considerably improved; originally published in 1807 under title: The Planter's And Mariner's Medical Companion. Thomas Jefferson encouraged Ewell to go to Savannah and he was the first to innoculate in Georgia. Item #63-2937

Price: $250.00