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Bradwell, Stephen
Estimate
1,500 - 2,000 USD
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Description
- Physick for the Sicknesse, Commonly called the Plague. With all the Particular Signes and Symptoms, whereof the most are too ignorant. Collected, Out of the Choycest Authors, and Confirmed with good Experience; for the Benefit and Preservation of All, both Rich and Poore. London: Benjamin Fisher, 1636
- paper, ink, leather
Small 4to (6 3/4 x 5 1/4 in.; 172 x 133 mm). Some signatures and catchwords shaved, some soiling. Twentieth-century speckled calf, morocco gilt lettering-piece on spine.
Provenance
John Lewis Petit M.D. (armorial bookplate)
Literature
STC 3536, 16769
Condition
Condition as described in catalogue entry.
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.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE 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.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.
Catalogue Note
First edition. Stephen Bradwell was the grandson of the famous Elizabethan surgeon John Banister, who, with William Clowes, did so much for surgery in the latter part of the sixteenth century. Bradwell here writes for the "Benefit and preservation of All, both Rich and Poore. He gives a number of recipes, including those he used during the plague of 1625, and signs of the illness to watch for.
Bound in at the front is an imperfect copy of Certain necessary Directions, as well for the cure of the Plague, as for preventing the Infection (London: Robert Barjer, 1636) lacking all after signature H4. Bound in at the end are 2 1/2 pages of manuscript medical receipts dated 1644 and 2 pages of possibly earlier manuscript receipts.