The family physician, and the house apothecary : containing I. Medicines against all such diseases p...
The family physician, and the house apothecary : containing I. Medicines against all such diseases people usually advise with apothecaries to be cured of, II. Instructions, whereby to prepare at your own houses all kinds of necessary medicines that are prepared by apothecaries, or prescribed by physicians, III. The exact prices of all drugs, herbs, seeds, simple and compound medicines, as they are sold at the druggists, or may be sold by the apothecaries, IV. That it's plainly made to appear, that in preparing medicines thus at your own houses, that it's not onely a far safer way, but you shall also save nineteen shillings in twenty, comparing it with the extravagant rates of many apothecaries / by Gideon Harvey physician in Ordinary to His Majesty.
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Author / Creator
Publisher
[London?] : Printed for T.R. and are to be sold by the booksellers of London, 1676.
Call Numbers
RB/1856
Record Identifier
MMS ID
Language
English
Formats
Physical Description
Physical content
24 unnumbered, 165, 4 unnumbered pages. ; 15 cm (12mo)
Content type
text
Media type
unmediated
Carrier type
volume
Publication information
Publisher
[London?] : Printed for T.R. and are to be sold by the booksellers of London, 1676.
Place of Publication
England
Date Published
1676.
Subjects
More information
Scope and Contents
Summary
Critical medical handbook published by the medical author and 'controversialist', Harvey Gideon. The book contains details of the costs of ingredients, in order that readers could decide on the costs of treatment.
Alternative Titles
Full title
The family physician, and the house apothecary : containing I. Medicines against all such diseases people usually advise with apothecaries to be cured of, II. Instructions, whereby to prepare at your own houses all kinds of necessary medicines that are prepared by apothecaries, or prescribed by physicians, III. The exact prices of all drugs, herbs,...
Authors, Artists and Contributors
Author / Creator
Notes
General note
Has imprimatur on title page verso: Imprimatur G, Jane May 6 1675.
Signature: A-H¹², chi¹
Gathering: A3 signed as B3.
"Errors of the press" and "Errata": [2]-[4] pages at end.
Errors in paging: pages 35, 47 misprinted 25, 43 respectively; pages 119-120 repeated in numbering only.
Rare books copy at RB/1856: Has pencil annotation on front paper. Has full leather binding. Blind tooling on front and back covers....
Citation / References Note
Wing, H1064
ESTC, R39261
Additional physical form availability note
Online at the State Library of NSW.
Exhibitions
Exhibited in: "Kill or Cure? A Taste of Medicine", State Library of New South Wales, 30 July 2022 - 22 January 2023. NSL
Identifiers
Primary Identifiers
Call Numbers
RB/1856
Record Identifier
74VvW5qG5x6X
Permalink
https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VvW5qG5x6X
Other Identifiers
DDC
615.7
MMS ID
991012134419702626
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