SALMON, William

PHARMACOPEIA LONDINENSIS

1678. Item #86998

SALMON, William. PHARMACOPEIA LONDINENSIS. Or, the New London Dispensatory. In Six Books. Translated into English for the publick Good; and fitted to the whole Art of Healing. Illustrated with the Preparations, Virtues, and Uses of all Simple Medicaments; Vegetable, Animal and Mineral: Of all the Compounds, both Internal and External: And of all the Chymical Preparations now in LIfe. Together with several choice Medicines added by the Author. As also the Praxis of Chymistry, as it's now Exercised, fitted to the meanest Capacity. London: Thomas Dawks, 1678. First edition. (Wing S436A "s.n. 1676" reported edition of this title is an erroneous record) 8vo. [xvi], 896 pp. Full early calf ruled in blind with corner ornaments, worn, but solid, ex libary copy with only markings being two ink stamps on pastedown and title-page. The top outside corner of the first signature has a faint dampstain. An appealing copy in a contemporary binding, scarce. "Salmon drew most of the information he incorporated into his writings from his extensive personal library." - DNB. (Wing S437A).

Price: $2,500.00