Dictionarium Medicum Universale: or, A New Medicinal Dictionary

J. Barrow

London

:

T. Longman, and C. Hitch and A. Millar

,

1749

.
First Edition.

19.5cm x 12cm. [ii], iv, [586] pages. Blue cloth, gilt lettering

Containing and Explanation of all the terms used in physic, anatomy, surgery, chymistry, pharmacy, botany, &c. Including those found both in ancient and modern writers. In which the etymology of the words, and their various senses are properly ascertained; the various Parts of the Human Body accurately described; the principal virtues of the officinal simples particularly specified; and full directions given to distinguish the genuine from the spurious. The whole collected from the original authors, by J. Barrow, chymist.

20th century rebind in blue cloth preserving an earlier bookplate on the new endpapers. 19th century ownership name. Old tape stains and repairs at gutter of S7-T1. Stain at tail commencing from about Dd to end. Occasional minor foxing and ink mark. Good Condition.