Chronic Diseases. Golden Medical Discovery. Dr. Pierce's Favorite Prescription
by PIERCE, Dr
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About This Item
Buffalo,: R.V. Pierce,, 1871... 24 pp. Small 8vo (13,5 x 20 cm.). Original illustrated (wood engraving) wrappers. I.a. Pierce's "Snake Oil all purpose medicine". Early Pierce publications like this one are rare. Dr. Pierce is unquestionable the most successful American quack, from finacial point of view, who have poisoned countless Americans with their harmful "medicines". For futher reading see A.J. Cramp, Nostrums and Quackery.
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- Sylco bvba livres anciens - antiquarian books (BE)
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- 1984
- Title
- Chronic Diseases. Golden Medical Discovery. Dr. Pierce's Favorite Prescription
- Author
- PIERCE, Dr
- Book Condition
- Used
- Publisher
- R.V. Pierce,
- Place of Publication
- Buffalo,
- Date Published
- 1871..
- Keywords
- quackery quacks charlatanry medical advertisement publicity nostrums patent-medicines cures self-medication self-doctoring
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- quackery - quacks;
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About Sylco bvba livres anciens - antiquarian books
Fine and rare books in the fields of science, medicine, technology and the applied arts. Old fashioned printed catalogues and lists available on request.A note on binding conservation. All our ancient leather bindings are carefully cleaned with Brecknell's leather soap, and when needed, treated with hydroxypropylcellulose (in the case of dry leather). Finally we protect the leather with \"Cire 213\", the ultimate binding conservation wax developed by the BNF (Bibliothque nationale de France).
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- Wrappers
- The paper covering on the outside of a paperback. Also see the entry for pictorial wraps, color illustrated coverings for...