Antique Book Plain Home Talk And Medical Common Sense by Foote 1901 975 pp Illus

Description: Antique Book, Plain Home Talk And Medical Common Sense, by Edward B. Foote, M.D., copyright 1901, 975 pages (almost 2 pounds!), Illustrated (with both color and black & white plates), Excellent Used Condition (EUC) Full Title: Plain Home Talk About The Human System - The Habits of Men and Women - The Causes And Prevention of Disease - Our Sexual Relations and Social Natures. Embracing Medical Common Sense Applied To Causes, Prevention And Cure Of Chronic Diseases - The Natural Relations of Men And Women To Each Other - Society - Love - Marriage - Parentage, Etc. Edward Foote originally published his "Medical Common Sense" in 1858. The book was revised in 1870 and 1896. This volume of the second revision was printed and published in 1901. This book is in exceptionally good condition at almost 125 years old. There are signs of use and previous ownership consistent with its age, including some stains on the covers, shelf wear on the edges, scuffs and rubbing here and there, bumped corners, a torn/missing corner of the front flyleaf and writing in pencil on the inside of the back cover. Otherwise, the binding is solid and tight with no apparent loose or missing pages, and no other marks were observed on the pages. The book is a treasure trove of medical knowledge and practices from the late 19th century and will be a fine addition to any library of antiquarian books. The book will be shipped in a box with appropriate packaging to protect it. From the Preface, "For the third time I make my bow to a generous public. For the third time I serve to my patrons a dish of what I term medical common sense. "The book entitled 'Medical Common Sense' had its birth in 1858. It was a volume of about 300 pages and less than one hundred illustrations...[M]y second revision, made in 1870, with the title of 'Plain Home Talk, Embracing Medical Common Sense,' [was] a book containing nearly 1,000 pages and over 200 illustrations. "...My object in preparing this work is to supply a desideratum which has long existed, i.e., a medical work, reviewing first causes as well as facts and ultimate effects, written in language strictly mundane, and comprehensible alike to the lowly inmate of a basement and the exquisite student of an attic studio..."

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