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The Compleat Herbal of Physical Plants. Containing all such English and Foreign Herbs, Shrubs and Trees as are used in Physick and Surgery....also directions for making compound-waters, syrups, electuaries, pills, powders...gums, balsams, oils, juices .
by Pechey, John
- Used
- good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good
- Seller
-
London, Greater London, United Kingdom
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About This Item
The Red Lion in St Paul's Churchyard, London: R. & J. Bonwicke, 1707. "The Second edition, with the addition of many physical herbs and their vertues". 12mo (measures 165mm x 105mm), pp (6), 349, (29) (though errors in pagination mean that there are actually 411 pages of main text), slightly used and marked throughout, contemporary panelled calf, dull and cracke but very sound, early repairs to the corners, fairly recently rebacked with new calf spine, raised bands and title label. RARE. [Blanche Henrey 288.]. Second edition. Full-Leather. Good.
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- Bookseller
- Mike Park Ltd
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 016072
- Title
- The Compleat Herbal of Physical Plants. Containing all such English and Foreign Herbs, Shrubs and Trees as are used in Physick and Surgery....also directions for making compound-waters, syrups, electuaries, pills, powders...gums, balsams, oils, juices .
- Author
- Pechey, John
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Edition
- Second edition
- Publisher
- R. & J. Bonwicke
- Place of Publication
- The Red Lion in St Paul's Churchyard, London
- Date Published
- 1707
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Bookseller catalogs
- Medicine; Herbals; Early works;
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Mike Park Ltd
Biblio member since 2005
London, Greater London
About Mike Park Ltd
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- 12mo
- A duodecimo is a book approximately 7 by 4.5 inches in size, or similar in size to a contemporary mass market paperback. Also...
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Calf
- Calf or calf hide is a common form of leather binding. Calf binding is naturally a light brown but there are ways to treat the...
- Rebacked
- having had the material covering the spine replaced. ...
- New
- A new book is a book previously not circulated to a buyer. Although a new book is typically free of any faults or defects, "new"...
- Raised Band(s)
- Raised bands refer to the ridges that protrude slightly from the spine on leather bound books. The bands are created in the...
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