Lemery. Nouveau dictionnaire général des drogues simples. With colored plates
LEMERY, Nicolas. Revu et augmenté par MORELOT, Simon.
Nouveau dictionnaire général des drogues simples et composées de Lemery; revu, corrigé et considérablement augmanté par Simon Morelot.
Paris, Rémont, 1807.
550 €
Two 8vo (19.3x12.2 cm), xii-788 pages / (4)-681-(1bl.) pages and 20 colored plates.
binding: Contemporary full green stiff vellum.
Foxing, margin of page 630 strengthened with old paper. Last lower joint cracked but sound.
Works where are alphabetically arranged lists of composites and simples respectively, giving the source, virtues, doses and therapeutic action of the various medicaments. They represent a comprehensive dictionary of pharmaceuticals.
Rare copy in which the 20 plates are colored.
