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(MEDICINE.) Tytler, James. A Treatise on the Plague and Yellow Fever. Folding table. 8vo, contemporary sheep, rebacked with cloth, worn; browning;

(MEDICINE.) Tytler, James. A Treatise on the Plague and Yellow Fever. Folding table. 8vo, contemporary sheep, rebacked with cloth, worn; browning; early owner's signature on the title (J. B. Hamilton). Salem, 1799

  • Notes: Signed on the title by noted surgeon John B. Hamilton (1847-98), who as the surgeon-general of the Marine Hospital Service stopped a yellow fever outbreak in 1878 by enforcing a strict quarantine. Sabin 97656; Austin 1940.

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