THE WATER CURE IN AMERICA: TWO HUNDRED AND TWENTY CASES OF VARIOUS DISEASES TREATED WITH WATER. BY DRS. WESSELHOEFT, SHEW, BEDORTHA, SHIEFERDECKER AND OTHERS; WITH CASES OF DOMESTIC PRACTICE; NOTICES OF THE WATER CURE ESTABLISHMENTS; DESCRIPTIVE CATALOGUE OF HYDROPATHIC PUBLICATIONS, ETC.
Book Details + Condition: Wiley and Putnam (New York and London). First Edition, 1848. Hardcover with embossed boards. 276 pages with Advertisements and Index. The book presents numerous cases and examples in which hydrotherapy was used to treat a variety of diseases and maladies by various doctors. Rubbed corners and edges; heavy wear to boards, with significant rubbing; front board appears to have been re-attached at some point, but remains solid; chipped spine ends; foxing to first and last few pages; old water stain (ironically) to all interior pages (mainly corners and edges); pencilled notes to rear free endpaper. All books are carefully packed, and shipped in boxes.
