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[MEDICINE]. HAMILTON, Alexander (1712–1756). The Family Female Physician; or, A Treatise on the Management of Female Complaints, and of Children in Early Infancy. Worcester, MA: Isaiah Thomas, 1793.
8vo. Modern red niger gilt (marginal browning or spotting throughout, light marginal chipping and toning to title–page extremes. FIRST WORCESTER EDITION. Originally published in 1792, Hamilton was the first to distinguish and describe uterine and vaginal discharge and promoted the concept of the perineum supporting the pelvic structure. Austin, Early American Medical Imprints 860; Evans 25580.