A DISSERTATION ON THE DISORDER OF DEATH
Printed For The Author, 1819. Item #22182
WHITER, Walter. A DISSERTATION ON THE DISORDER OF DEATH. Or That State Of The Frame Under The Signs of Death Called Suspended Animation; To Which Remedies Have Been Sometimes Successfully Applied, As In Other Disorders, In Which It Is Recommended, That The Same Remedies Of The Resuscitative Process Should Be Applied To Cases Of Natural Death, As They Are To Cases Of Violent Death, Drowning, &c, Under The Same Hope Of Sometimes Succeeding In The Attempt. Norwich: Printed For The Author, 1819. 8vo., early brown half-calf leather & marbled boards. First Edition. The author believes that the dead should be preserved with the view of restoration to life. An rare title in the first edition! Very Good (some general wear to the binding; ink name front blank page; another ink name [Caleb Elwin] & small ink initials on title page). $1,500.00.
Price: $1,500.00