Paris, Laurent D'Houry, 1723. 4to. Contemp. full calf. Raised bands. Richly gilt spine. Light wear to lower spine end. Corners worn with a small loss of leather. (14),922,(47) pp. and 27 engraved plates, each with 16 illustrations. The last plate with only 12 (of 16) illustrations. This couild be a plate not belonging to the edition, as other copies has only 23 or 25 plates (the offered has 27 plates). A few plates shaved in top. Internally clean.
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Third edition of Lemery's main pharmaceutical work. ""Lemery’s chief contributions to pharmacy were his two complementary works, the Pharmacopee universelle and the Traité des drogues simples. These are alphabetically arranged lists of composites and simples respectively, giving the source, virtues, does, and therapeutic action of the various medicaments. They represent a comprehensive dictionary of pharmaceuticals.""(DSB).Wellcome III: p. 488 only calls for 23 plates.
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