[Medicine]. Culpeper, Nich[olas]. Pharmacopœia Londinensis. Boston, 1720

[MEDICINE]

CULPEPER, NICHOLAS. PHARMACOPOEIA LONDINENSIS; OR, THE LONDON DISPENSATORY, FURTHER ADORNED BY THE STUDIES AND COLLECTIONS OF THE FELLOWS NOW LIVING, OF THE SAID COLLEGE. BOSTON: PRINTED BY JOHN ALLEN FOR NICHOLAS BOONE, DANIEL HENCHMAN, AND JOHN EDWARDS, 1720

8vo (7 3/8 x 4 1/4 in.; 187 x 108 mm). Some browning, inner hinge cracked. Contemporary calf, raised bands on spines, edges stained blue; worn and rubbed.

The foundation stone of medical books printed in America. "First herbal, first pharmacopeia, and first full-length medical book published in the American colonies" Norman."Culpeper's Pharmacopoeia, an English work originally published in 1653, was a comprehensive discussion of natural curative agents and their employment, classified under Roots, Herbs, Barks, Flowers, and many other simple categories" The Colonial Scene. Culpeper's books were popular bestsellers.

LITERATURE:

Austin 591; Colonial Scene VIII, 13; Evans 2114; Garrison-Morton 1828.2; Guerra a-48; Norman 542; Norman sale 394

PROVENANCE:

Abagail Green (several signatures, one dated 16 July 1799) — John C. Green (signature)