The theory and treatment of fevers ... Revised and corrected

by Ferdinando Stith, M. D., Franklin, Tennessee by John Sappington, Dr

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First edition

Arrow Rock: published by the author, 1844. First edition; 12mo, pp. xviii, 19-216; good, sound textblock, without covers. First medical book published in Missouri, and according to Reese, this is the first medical text printed in English west of the Mississippi River. Although the title page infers that this is a later edition, it is the only edition listed in any of the standard references, including the NUC. Sappington moved to Missouri in 1817 after

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