first edition [4], 127, [1]pp. Uncut. 8vo
1832 · Philadelphia
by Bell, John; and D. Francis Condie
Philadelphia: Thomas Desilver, 1832. First edition. [4], 127, [1]pp. Uncut. 8vo. Original cloth-backed boards, title label on the upper cover. Jones Memorial Library inked stamps and other markings. Minor foxing and staining. First edition. [4], 127, [1]pp. Uncut. 8vo. The cholera pandemic of 1826-1837 reached America in 1832, intially sweeping through Quebec before descending through the Hudson Valley to New York, Philadelphia and other cities. In New York, the epidemic left 3,515 dead out of a population of 250,000.
(Inventory #: 323183)