An abridgment [sic] of the second edition of a work, written by Dr. Currie, of Liverpool in England : on the use of water, in diseases of the human frame ; and fever, opium, strong drink, abstinence from food, and the passages through the human skin ; with occasional remarks.

  • Currie, James, 1756-1805.
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An abridgment [sic] of the second edition of a work, written by Dr. Currie, of Liverpool in England : on the use of water, in diseases of the human frame ; and fever, opium, strong drink, abstinence from food, and the passages through the human skin ; with occasional remarks. Public Domain Mark. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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Medical reports on the effects of water. Abridgement
Abridgement of the second edition of a work, written by Dr. Currie, of Liverpool in England

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[Augusta, Maine] : Printed by Peter Edes of Augusta, in the District of Maine ; sold by Mr. Edes of Augusta, and Mr. Bass of Hallowell, in Maine ; and by the booksellers of Boston, New-York, and Philadelphia, [1799]

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viii, 53 pages, 3 unnumbered pages ; 16 cm (16mo)

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In title, ESTC and Evans read: "abridgement"
"The following abridgment, with the remarks accompanying it, first appeared in successive numbers in the Kennebec intelligencer .. 1798"--p. [iii]
Probably compiled by Benjamin Vaughan, to whom it is ascribed in manuscript on the title page of the Huntington Library copy. Cf. ESTC
Preface is dated April 1799
Signatures: [A]⁴ B-H⁴ (H4 blank). Cf. ESTC
NLM copy: lacking the blank leaf.
Film 633 reel 33 is part of Research Publications Early American Medical Imprints collection (RP reel 33, no. 595).

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Evans 35365
Austin, R.B. Early Amer. medical imprints, 595
Noyes, R.W. Maine, 246
Blake, J. NLM 18th cent., p. 106
ESTC (RLIN) W10094

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Microfilm. [Bethesda, Md.] : National Library of Medicine, 1959. 1 microfilm reel : negative ; 35 mm

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