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Shelfmark

Ga.4.09

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Uniform title

[Histoire générale des drogues. English]

Title

A compleat history of druggs, : written in French by Monsieur Pomet, chief druggist to the present French King; to which is added what is further observable on the same subject, from Messrs. Lemery, and Tournefort, divided into three classes, vegetable, animal and mineral; with their use in physick, chymistry, pharmacy, and several other arts: illustrated with above four hundred copper cutts curiously done from the life; and an explanation of their different names, places of growth, and countries from whence they are brought; the way to know the true from the false, their virtues, &c. A work of very great use and curiosity. Done into English from the originals. Vol. I. [-II.].

Publication, distribution, etc.

London: : Printed for R. Bonwicke, William Freeman, Timothy Goodwin, John Walthoe, Matthew Wotton, S. Manship, John Nicholson, Benjamin Tooke, Rich. Parker, and Ralph Smith., 1712.

Physical description

2 v. in 1 ([16], 224; [20], 225-419, [13] p., 85 leaves of plates) : ill. ; 23 cm. (4to)

Note

Marginal notes.

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Vol. 2 has a final leaf of bookseller's advertisements.

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Index to both vols. at end of vol. 2.

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Main body of text printed in double columns.

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Signatures: vol. 1: a-b⁴ B-2F⁴; vol. 2: a-b⁴ c² B-2B⁴ 2C-2F².

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A translation into English by Joseph Browne from the original French of "Histoire générale des drogues".

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Pagination and numbering of plates but not register continuous between the two volumes.

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T.p.s to both vols. enclosed in a plain rule-border.

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Titlepages to both vols. printed in red and black.

Citation/references note

ESTC, T113762

Provenance

Booklabel of Nicholas Mann, recording donation to Eton College in 1754. Inscription on front flyleaf: N. Mann.

Binding

18th century English calf; concentric frames of blind tooled double fillet, alternately sprinkled and left bare; inner frame also formed of blind tooled swag-and-flower, and flower rolls; lozenge fleurons at each corner of second frame; gold tooled scroll roll on board edges; blind tooled double fillet on spine; spine label now lost, with letters imprinted on spine; five raised bands; red sprinkled edges.

Copy-specific note

Previous shelfmark: Dc.4.14.

Copy-specific note

Loose sheet of notes in 18th-century hand, taken from Strabo, Isidore, Arrian and Pliny.

Subject

Medicinal plants Early works to 1800.

Subject

Medicine Early works to 1800.

Subject

Medicine Formulae, receipts, prescriptions Early works to 1800.

Subject

Pharmacology Early works to 1800.

Subject

Materia medica Early works to 1800.

Subject

Drugs Early works to 1800.

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Manship, S. (Samuel) (Samuel), publisher.

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England London.

Language code

eng fre

Identifier

B46311
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