Medicaments for the Poor, or, Physick for the Common People, in Two Books, I. Contaning Excellent Remedies for Most Common Diseases ., Secondly, Health for the Rich and Poor By Diet Without Physick
by Culpeper, Nicholas & Jean Prevost
- Used
- good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good
- Seller
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Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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About This Item
London: John Streater for George Sawbridge, 1670. Full-Leather. Good. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. A translation by Culpeper of Prevost's work, originally written in Latin. Pp. [4] blank, title page, [3] "To the Reader" by Culpeper, [3] "The Contents", 135, [1] "Ten Several Books by Nich. Culpeper Gent." About 4 3/4" X 7" in later full tan calf with blind-stamped decorations, "1670" in gilt on spine. Firmly bound in the newer binding with renewed endpapers. Leaves browned at edges, particularly the title page and early part of the text block. Minor loss to the edges of the title page, not affecting the printed text. A few minor soil spots to the text, no significant tears. A very presentable copy of a rare early medical book. 6 copies of this edition found on WorldCat.
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- Bookseller
- Inno Dubelaar Books
(CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 788685
- Title
- Medicaments for the Poor, or, Physick for the Common People, in Two Books, I. Contaning Excellent Remedies for Most Common Diseases ., Secondly, Health for the Rich and Poor By Diet Without Physick
- Author
- Culpeper, Nicholas & Jean Prevost
- Format/Binding
- Full-Leather
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- London: John Streater for George Sawbridge
- Date Published
- 1670
- Size
- 12mo - over 6¾" - 7&
- Bookseller catalogs
- Old Stuff;
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Inno Dubelaar Books
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Glossary
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- Text Block
- Most simply the inside pages of a book. More precisely, the block of paper formed by the cut and stacked pages of a book....
- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
- Leaves
- Very generally, "leaves" refers to the pages of a book, as in the common phrase, "loose-leaf pages." A leaf is a single sheet...
- Worldcat
- Worldcat is a collaborative effort produced by OCLC (Online Computer Library Center) and supported and used by 72,000 libraries...
- 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...
- Title Page
- A page at the front of a book which may contain the title of the book, any subtitles, the authors, contributors, editors, the...
- 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...
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