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(TICKNOR, Caleb). Quacks and Quackery; Or A Treatise On Medical Philosophy... By A Physician of New York (pseud).
New York: Mark H. Newman, 1844. Later edition. (first published 1838 as A Popular Treatise on Medical Philosophy, or an Exposition on Quacks and Quackery.) 8vo., contemporary paper wrappers, sewn through, xii, 273, (3); 28pp. Hole in the title-page, some foxing throughout o/w an acceptable copy.
With 28pp. (adverts?/Synopsis) of Remedies In Cases of Poisoning and of Accidents . By Professor Orfila, of Paris, bound at rear. Dr. Caleb Ticknor, American physician and author of several medical works, the most popular of which was The Philosophy of the Living , which was published as a volume of Harpers Family Library. The above title was first published in 1838 and was well-received by contemporary reviewers, one noting that ‘its very praiseworthy object the overthrow of quackery in medicine; and the means by which this is proposed to be done is the instruction of the public in the elements of medical science...This is done in a lively, rapid style...'