LÉMERY NICOLAS Dictionnaire Universel des Drogues Simples

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LÉMERY, NICOLAS. Dictionnaire Universel des Drogues Simples . . . Trosième Édition. Engraved frontispiece portrait of the author and 25 plates, each with 16 botanical or zoological subjects. [4], xxiv, 1015 pages, including half-title. 4to, contemporary mottled calf gilt, spine ends chipped, cover corners worn through, front joint cracked, cords intact; marginal foxing throughout, scattered marginal dampstains, small wormhole in outer margin of portrait. Paris: la veuve D'Houry, 1733

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Alphabetical compendium of simples first published in 1698, "giving the source, virtues, doses, and actions of the various medicaments"--DSB VIII, 174.