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"Discovery of the Anæsthetic Properties of Ether" by Dr. Wm. Morton, 1853

Item Details

Title and Author/Editor Statements Supported by Evidence, of Wm. T. G. Morton, M.D. on His Claim to the Discovery of the Anæsthetic Properties of Ether; Submitted to the Honorable the Select Committee Appointed by the Senate of the United States. 32d Congress, 2d Session, January 21, 1853 (Presented by Mr. Davis of Massachusetts)
Genre Government Reports, Medical
Binding Half leather with marbled boards
Publication Year 1853
Period Mid-19th Century
Place of Publication Washington, D.C.
Edition Statement First Edition
Language English
Number of Books 1

Condition

- wear to cover with leather loss and scratches, dings, discoloration, chipping, edge wear, bumped corners and soiling; affixed article and graphite writing to the front pastedown; cracked hinges, bowing and cocked spine; tanning, foxing and fading to text blocks and text edges; tight text and pages clean of markings.

Dimensions

1.75" W x 9.0" H x 6.0" D

Item #

ITMG640827

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