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COCKBURN, William (1669-1739)]. The Symptoms, Nature, Cause, and Cure of a Gonhorrhoea . London: printed and sold by John Graves, and John Morphew, 1713. 8°, contemporary panelled calf, spine gilt, red speckled edges. FIRST EDITION, one of two variant imprints. Cockburn, the friend of Swift, made his fortune by the discovery of a successful cure for dysentery, then rife in the Navy; his description of, and cure for, gonorrhea was well thought of, and went through several editions and translations. Blake/NLM p. 92. MEAD, Richard (1673-1754). Medical Precepts and Cautions , translated from the Latin by Thomas Stack. London: J. Brindley, 1751. 8° (some light spotting), contemporary calf, red speckled edges (rebacked). FIRST EDITION IN ENGLISH, published in the same year as the Latin edition, Monita et praecepta medica . Blake/NLM p. 295. With Metodo y precauciones que deben observarse en las mordeduras de animales rabiosos y modo de entablar su curacion (Zaragoza, 1801, pamphlet, one plate). (3)