Dr. B.J Kimball's "The Doctor at Home" 1883 Medical Guide for Humans and Horses! antique handmade checkerboard This ink drawing--c

This ink drawing--c

with his over-sized ears well suited for picking up the sound of birds and rusting animals in the distance

The instruction card included is both highly specific and vague

Interior pages in excellent

despite glue oozing out here and there in what was surely a tremendously tedious and frustrating process

Dr. B.J Kimball's "The Doctor at Home" 1883 Medical Guide for Humans and Horses! antique handmade checkerboard This ink drawing--cThe front and back covers of this copy of "The Doctor at Home", published by B. J Kimball of Enosburgh Vermont in 1883, are tattered and loose, but the pages are in pretty good shape and I think it's really fun. The first half is dedicated to treating the ailments of humans, and the second half to horses. I really love its alphabetical organization within each section, juxtaposing Barber's Itch with Blood Poisoning, Rats and Ringworm, Shingles and