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1772 MEDICAL TREATISE in ENGLISH antique Prevention & Cure of Diseases W.BUCHAN

1772 MEDICAL TREATISE in ENGLISH antique Prevention & Cure of Diseases W.BUCHAN

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Buchan, William.

Domestic Medicine:
Or, A Treatise on the Prevention and Cure of Diseases by Regimen and Simple Medicines.

London: Strahan et al, 1772

Original leather binding, spine with raised bands and morocco title label

Minor wear of binding. Leaf xxxiii-xxxiv with damaged margin,  and  small tear at the margin of leaf 57-58 .
Otherwise very good

 Size 5 1/4 by 8 inches

Text in English
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William Buchan (1729 – 25 February 1805) was a Scottish physician and writer.
He is best known for his work Domestic Medicine: or, a Treatise on the Prevention and Cure of Diseases by Regimen and Simple Medicines, which provided laypeople with detailed descriptions of the causes and prevention of diseases.
Buchan's goal was one of "laying medicine more open to mankind."
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