1912 NOSTRUMS AND QUACKERY, Illustrated, Quack Pseudo Medicine, 2nd Edition, VG
$ 36.94
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1912 NOSTRUMS AND QUACKERY, Illustrated, Quack Pseudo Medicine, 2nd Edition. Nice condition copy of "NOSTRUMS AND QUACKERY" - Articles on the Nostrum Evil and Quackery Reprinted, with Additions and Modifications, from The Journal of the American Medical Association. 1912 2nd edition (stated); American Medical Association Press; Chicago. The book is profusely illustrated, including numerous reproductions of advertisements for quack medicinal products. ("Nostrum" is defined as "a medicine sold with false or exaggerated claims and with no demonstrative value; quack medicine.") Here are a few examples of the contents: Prescriptions Fakes; Seasickness Cures; Misbranded Drugs and Foods; Laxatives; Habit-Forming Nostrums; Obesity Cures; Cure-Alls; "Baby-Killers"; Food Tonics; Mechanical Fakes; Mail-Order Medicinal Concerns; Hair Dyes; Cancer Cures. And much more. Condition: The book is in very good condition - clean both inside and out with only some light foxing to some random text pages. Tight binding with no cracks and no loose pages. Sharp corners. Bright gilt lettering on the front cover and spine. Overall, a very nice copy. BOOK3/35
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