Author: Pearson, Richard
Publisher: London: Murray 1808.
Description: vii 535p list of Author's work, original paper covered boards, paper spine with old paper label, paper spine broken and binding yielding, name on title page: W. Cooke 1808, faint library stamp to title and half-title, marginal traces of adhesive tape to back of title page, first published in 1797 anonymously, this book was written by a keen Botanist and Physician and established his fame in the medical world. Title is divided into 2 parts: Ailimentary substances and Medicinal Substances, it gives concise descriptions "of the medicinal and nutritious properties of various articles of food and drink and the physiological and therapeutic effects of the medicinal agents employed in the cure of diseases." Latin and English indices, a copy in the original state, both boards detached, all edges un-cut, could do with some careful restorative work
Order No: PIP 127475
Language: English
This book has been catalogued with the following subject terms: 18th Century, Medicine
