| Author: |
PAYNE, J.T. |
| Title: |
DISPUTATIO MEDICA, INAUGURALIS, DE RHEUMATISMO ACUTO |
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Edinburgh, Balfour and Smellie. 1775. pp. 40.
Later boards |
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* Not in Blake. Two locations in NUC £20 |
| Author: |
PECHEY, John |
| Title: |
A COLLECTION OF CHRONICAL DISEASES |
| Description: |
viz. The Colick: The Bilious Colick: Hysterick Diseases: The Gout: And the Bloody Urine from the Stone in the Kidnies. SOLE EDITION. London, Printed by J.R. and sold by Henry Bonwicke, 1692. pp. (viii), 152. Top of title page restored with loss of letter 'A' of the title. Browning/staining, mainly of the margins, and small marginal worm track affecting last 5 leaves. Recent half calf and marbled boards. |
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* Wing P1018; Krivatsky 8729. Following the success of his Collections of Acute Diseases, Pechey published this further selection, taken from the works of Sydenham (except for the first chapter which is from Rivière). It includes his classic description of gout, and of hysteria – see Hunter & Macalpine, 221-224. £325 |
| Author: |
PHARMACY |
| Title: |
DE LA PHARMACIE. |
| Description: |
Written in French in a clear manuscript in ink in the same hand. There is no date but likely to be 18th century (the name of the famous French chemist, LŽmery, is occasionally mentioned). Small 8vo. Unpaginated Ð 49 leaves of manuscript, the majority within pencil borders, with 4 blank leaves at front and 34 blank leaves at rear. Bound in contemporary green vellum with tie, covers a little splayed and with a few brown marks. The work is divided into an Introduction, Containers and Instruments, Weights and Measures, the main part Ð Explanation of the Terms Used (arranged alphabetically and numerically), Medicines and their Virtues. |
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£360 |
| Author: |
PRINGLE, Sir John. |
| Title: |
OBSERVATIONS ON THE DISEASES OF THE ARMY |
| Description: |
Seventh edition, revised and corrected. London, Printed for W. Strahan etc., 1774. pp. xxiv, 345, cxx, (xxviii - Index and errata). Contemporary calf, covers a little scuffed, rebacked and recornered. Bookplate of Ralph Major; old stamp of North Staffordshire Infirmary at foot of title page. Light, mainly marginal, browning/spotting. |
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* Blake p. 364. G&M 2150 for the first edition of 1752. Pringle (1707-1782), the founder of modern military medicine, was Physician-General of the British Army from 1744 to 1752. His books lay down the principles of military sanitation and the ventilation of barracks, gaols, hospital ships etc. He did much to improve the lot of soldiers, and it was due to his remarks that foot-soldiers were given blankets when on service. £225 |
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