Warren E. Some account of the Letheon, or, Who is the discoverer?, 1847.

Catalog Record: Warren E. Some account of the Letheon, or, Who is the discoverer?, 1847.

Title: Some account of the Letheon, or, Who is the discoverer? / by Edward Warren.

AccessKey: abyy

Author: Warren, Edward, 1804-1878.

WLM Call Number: WO 211 E81 W278s [June] 1847 RB

Accession NO.: 2097

Publisher: Boston : Dutton and Wentworth, 1847.

Year: 1847

Edition: 3rd ed., revised and enlarged.

Physical Description: 88 p. ; 22 cm.

Document Type: Pamphlet

Provenance: Copy 5 with withdrawn bookplate of Samuel C. Harvey, and signature of N. M. Greene,1957.

Subject: Ether Controversy – letter.
Subject: Anesthesia – history.

Abstract: Warren supports W.T.G. Morton as the discoverer of anesthesia.

General Notes: Fulton-Stanton Catalogue, IV: 19.

General Notes: Significant changes were made in this edition. The subtitle was changed slightly, a contents pages was added and the text was reset and repaginated. A statement titled “To the American and British public” follows the main text . The original discussion of the “Letheon” was removed from this edition.

General Notes: First issued [June 1847] of the 3rd ed.

General Notes: Cover of copy 6 inscribed and signed to Dr. Louis Bauer by the author ; Copy 6 in protective wrapper with a bound user copy.

General Notes: Digitized by Northern Micrographics August 25, 2008.

General Notes: Copy 5 donated to the WLM by Dr. Nicholas M. Greene, 3/3/1995.