Treatise on the Theory and Management of Ulcers: with a Dissertation on White Swellings of the Joints.

"Treatise on the Theory and Management of Ulcers: with a Dissertation on White Swellings of the Joints" by Benjamin Bell, published in Boston in 1791 by I. Thomas and E. T. Andrews.

This early medical and surgical work examines the theory and treatment of ulcers, along with a detailed dissertation on white swellings of the joints, making it an interesting example of late 18th-century surgical literature and the historical study of wound and joint diseases.

8vo. (5.25" x 8.5"). Bound in full period tan calf with a single red leather spine label. The spine has significant loss, including approximately 3/4" at both the head and foot and an area approximately 1/8" x 3" along the left side. The red spine label remains intact and unaffected by the missing leather.

An appealing 1791 American medical book for collectors of early medical, surgical, and historical works.