Boston: Richardson & Lord and Cottons & Barnard, 1828. Two Volumes in One. 436, 280 p.: frontispiece and 12 leaves of tissue-guarded plates; 24 cm. (9½ inches). Modern plain black cloth spine and brown cloth over boards. Handwritten spine title. Contains two copies of the plate of John Brooks (the extra is not counted in the plates count above). Includes the list of original subscribers. Front fixed endpaper bears bookplate of Dr. H. Winnett Orr; front free endpaper bears book plate of Dr. W. Robert Penman and Dr. Dorothy I. Lansing, designed by Donn P. Crane.<p>Contains 163 biographies of important American physicians of the colonial, early national, and early Jacksonian periods up to the time of publication. In Very Good+ Condition: spine is rubbed; very occasional foxing; pages are otherwise clean and tight. A scarce and important early work of American medical history.. Very Good+.