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Culpeper, Nicholas
Estimate
2,000 - 3,000 GBP
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Description
- Culpeper, Nicholas
- A Physical Directory: or a translation of the dispensatory made by the Colledge of Physicians in London, and by them imposed upon all the Apothecaries of England to make up their Medicines by. Whereunto is added, the Vertues of the Simples, and Compounds. And in this second Edition are Seven hundred eighty four Additions… London: Peter Cole, 1650
- Paper
folio (275 x 170mm.), engraved portrait, a few contemporary marginalia, contemporary sheep, margins of portrait and title a bit frayed and a little discoloured, one leaf with small rustspot, corner of final leaf (advertisements) torn, binding rebacked and repaired
Literature
Wing C7541
Condition
Condition is described in the main body of the cataloguing, where appropriate
"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."
"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."
Catalogue Note
The second edition (the first was 1649) of Culpeper's first book, the first English translation of the London pharmacopoeia, and the precursor of Culpeper’s herbal (see following lot). Culpeper undertook his unauthorised translation to make available to the general public a pharmacopoeia in English so that they could escape the extortions of the physicians and apothecaries. He was condemned by the College of Physicians for this, but his work was immediately successful and led to three editions in as many years, and many more for its successor, the Pharmacopoeia Londinensis (1653).