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THOMSON, SAMUEL. Eine Beschreibung von dem Leben und medicinischen Erfindungen von Samuel Thomson . . . Geschrieben von ihm selbst. Etched frontispiece portrait of Thomson (heavily offsetting onto title). 228 pages. 12mo, contemporary 1/4 sheep with leather lettering piece, spine worn; contents browned, heavily oxidized stain at bottom of one leaf, text still legible. Lancaster, Ohio: Johann Herman for Horton Howard, 1828
first edition in german of a combined autobiography and herbal by the founder of the popular botanic curative system bearing his name. Heirs of Hippocrates 1246 (1822 original edition in English). Laid in is a letterpress receipt of payment "for the right of preparing and using . . . the medicine and system of practice secured to Samuel Thomson, by Letters Patent," signed by Horton Howard and John Zahn as agents for Thomson and dated 30 May 1830.
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