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JAMES, R(obert). |
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PHARMACOPOEIA UNIVERSALIS: or, A NEW UNIVERSAL ENGLISH DISPENSATORY. |
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FIRST EDITION. London, J. Hodges and J. Wood, 1747. pp. xxxi, 836, (xxxxvi). Contemporary full calf, spine rubbed and covers scratched but binding firm. An old prescription on an endpaper. Very clean internally. |
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* Blake 233. James (1703-1776) was initially educated at the grammar school in Litchfield where he was a contemporary of Samuel Johnson who remained a friend thereafter. James received his doctorate from Cambridge in 1728 and was admitted L.R.C.P. in 1765 on moving to London. Dr Johnson is reported to have said that 'no man brought more mind to his profession' (Munk's Roll, Vol. II, p. 269). The first edition is scarce. £425 £385 |
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RENOU, Jean de |
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A MEDICINAL DISPENSATORY, Containing the Whole Body of Physick: Discovering the Natures, Properties, and Virtues of Vegetables, Minerals, & Animals: the manner of Compounding MEDICAMENTS, and the way to administer them. Methodically digested in FIVE BOOKS |
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FIRST EDITION IN ENGLISH. London, Printed for Jo. Streater and Ja. Cottrel; sold by Henry Fletcher. 1657. Portrait frontispiece, extreme lower corners torn away and repaired; title page in facsimile; pp. (lii, 2 leaves of 'To the Reader'in facsimile, 738, (lxxviii - Table (i.e. Index) and separate title page (repairs to top margin) to A Physical Dictionary. Recent half calf. Faint stain to fore-edge of some leaves, very occasional spotting and marginal repairs. |
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* Wing 1037A. Krivatsky 9568 but sold by John Garfield. The Dispensatory is the English translation of Renou's Institutiones Pharmaceuticarum, first published in Paris in 1608 and which went through several editions. Renou, about whom little is known, is given on the title page as Chief Physician to the Monarch of France. He is cited in Waring, Bibliotheca Therapeutica, along with Arbaud as the author of a publication on mercury in 1606. Tomlinson was a member of the Society of Apothecaries. He is recorded as taking apprentices, the first in 1658. In 1669 he gave £10, a substantial sum then, towards the rebuilding of Apothecaries' Hall which was destroyed in the Great Fire of London.
This item is scarce. £565 £510 |
| Author: |
FULLER, Thomas |
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PHARMACOPŒIA EXTEMPORANEA: OR, A BODY OF MEDICINES |
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Containing A Thousand Select Prescripts, Answering Most Intentions of Cure. Etc. Fifth Edition. London, W. Innys and R. Manby, 1740. Fine engraved Frontis. portrait. pp. (xviii), 464, (xxviii - Index, iv – Pubs. ads.). Contemporary full calf, covers a little stained, crack in spine and ends strengthened; top of first f.e.p. cut away. |
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* Blake, p. 163. Fuller (1654-1734) was born in Sussex and studied medicine at Cambridge where he became doctor of medicine in 1681. He settled in Sevenoaks where he was greatly esteemed by the rich, and adored by the poor (Munk’s Roll). £210 £170 |
| Author: |
SALMON, William |
| Title: |
SEPLASIUM. THE COMPLEAT ENGLISH PHYSICIAN |
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: Or, the DruggistÕs Shop Opened. Explicating all the Particulars of which Medicines at this day are composed and made etc. FIRST EDITION. London, Printed for Matthew GilliflowerÉand George Sawbridge, 1693. Thick 8vo. Contemporary panelled calf (scuffed), rebacked in pale leather. pp. (lxviii), 1207. Half-title and title browned and soiled (particularly the former) and edges worn; light browning of the text margins throughout, spotting of the text at the beginning and end with soiling of last few leaves. Extreme lower corner of Uu2 torn away with loss of a few letters. Sig. of Edward Woodger on front pastedown; old manuscript on verso of title (one line) and on verso of last leaf (which has a stain at the foot). |
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* Wing S452; Krivatsky 10180. A monumental work on the range of treatments available in the 17th century (minerals, plants and animals, the latter including preparations of human skull). Of particular interest is the lengthy Table of Diseases which gives a range of treatments for the diseases of the time. £675 £580 |
| Author: |
SCHRÖDER, Joanne |
| Title: |
PHARMACOPOEIA MEDICO-CHEMICA, sive THESAURUS PHARMACOLOGICUS etc. |
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Post Editionem Horstio-Witzelianum, qua Appendix, & Index Morborum, & Batavicam, qua Linguæ Gallicæ, Anglicæ, & Belgicæ…Hac Septima emendatum, omissis locupletanum, notisa auctum JOANNE LUDOVICO WITZELIO. Frankfurt, Joan. Görlini, 1677. 4to. Title in red and black, pp. (lxviii), 508, text Tables, 384, (c), 32, 1 Plate, (lxxxviii). Contemporary full vellum, stained and marked. Foxing through majority of the work. A tight copy. |
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* Krivatsky 10671; this edition not in Wellcome. Schröder (1600-1664) was born in Westphalia. He studied at German, Danish, French and Italian universities. He was a university lecturer at Frankfurt where he became city physician – Hirsch. £250 £190 |
| Author: |
WARING, Edward, J |
| Title: |
PHARMACOPŒIA OF INDIA |
| Description: |
FIRST EDITION. London, India Office, W.H.Allen & Co., 1868. pp. xvi, 502, (i – errata). Original green, blindstamped pebbled cloth, slightly rubbed. Title browned with two sigs. at top. Ink letter on two pages, otherwise text clean and crisp. |
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* This work, for the Indian Medical Department and based on the British Pharmacopœia, re-models the Bengal Pharmacopœia of 1844. It provides valuable information on the medicinal properties and therapeutic uses of the indigenous drugs of India. £135 £110 |
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