The Philanthropist, or, Institutions of Benevolence
- Hardcover
- Philadelphia: Isaac Peirce, 1813
Philadelphia: Isaac Peirce, 1813. First edition. Hardcover. Good. 12mo. iv, [3], 8-99, [1] pp. Printed paper boards. Boards worn and soiled, spine partially perished, textblock untrimmed, but still a good copy of an elusive title in the original binding.
Contains much of medical interest, including suggestions on the care of the sick in almshouses, on the care of infants and the aged, on dispensaries, on therapy in mental diseases, and on medical education. Concerned especially with Philadelphia institutions.
Shaw & Shoemaker 29505; Austin, Early American Medical Imprints, 1540.
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Details
Title
The Philanthropist, or, Institutions of Benevolence
Author
Pennsylvanian (Isaac Perice?)
Binding
Hardcover
Condition
Good
Publisher
Isaac Peirce: Philadelphia
Date
1813
Edition
First edition