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Medical botany, containing ... descriptions, with plates, of all the medicinal plants, ... comprehended in the catalogues of the materia medica, as published by the Royal Colleges of Physicians of London and Edinburgh, etc.
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Soulsby no. 743
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London
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1790-1793
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3 volumes ;
(4o)
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English
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003972947
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Medical botany containing systematic and general descriptions with plates of all the medicinal plants, indigenous and exotic, comprehended in the catalogues of the materia medica, as published by the Royal Colleges of Physicians of London and Edinburgh. Accompanied with a circumstantial detail of their medicinal effects and of the diseases in which they have been most successfully employed. By William Woodville.
Soulsby no.:
Soulsby no.
743
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Printed and sold for the author by James Phillips
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London
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1790-1794
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4 vol.
4°
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Medical botany containing systematic and general descriptions with plates of all the medicinal plants, indigenous and exotic, comprehended in the catalogues of the materia medica, as published by the Royal Colleges of Physicians of London and Edinburgh. Accompanied with a circumstantial detail of their medicinal effects and of the diseases in which they have been most successfully employed. By William Woodville.
Medical botany containing systematic and general descriptions with plates of all the medicinal plants, indigenous and exotic, comprehended in the catalogues of the materia medica, as published by the Royal Colleges of Physicians of London and Edinburgh. Accompanied with a circumstantial detail of their medicinal effects and of the diseases in which they have been most successfully employed. By William Woodville.
Medical botany containing systematic and general descriptions with plates of all the medicinal plants, indigenous and exotic, comprehended in the catalogues of the materia medica, as publi
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English
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Hunt 716; Plesch, p. 463; TL 18272
274 num. hand-coloured copper-engravings drawn by James Sowerby, issued from "English Botany
Half-binding in red shagreen.
274 num. hand-coloured copper-engravings drawn by James Sowerby, issued from "English Botany
Half-binding in red shagreen.
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London (impressum)
ante 1801
copper-engravings
hand-coloured illustrations
medicinal plants
valuable books
ante 1801
copper-engravings
hand-coloured illustrations
medicinal plants
valuable books
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1:61728
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Medical botany
containing systematic and general descriptions, with plates, of all the medicinal plants, indigenous and exotic, comprehended in the catalogues of the materia medica, as published by the Royal Colleges of Physicians of London and Edinburgh : accompanied with a circumstantial detail of their medicinal effects, and of the diseases in which they have been most successfully employed /
by William Woodville ... .
Soulsby no.:
Soulsby no.
743.
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Printed and sold for the author by James Phillips ...
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London
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1790-1793
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3 v. (578 p., [210] leaves of plates) :
ill. (copper engravings) ;
23 cm. (4to in 2s)
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English
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The first 10 plates are unnumbered.
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Botany, Medical.
Medicinal plants.
Botany, Medical Early works to 1800.
Medicinal plants.
Botany, Medical Early works to 1800.
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ocm53301886
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Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
Vol. 2, plates 81-83, 131, 133 bound out of place.
Vol. 3, plates 181-185 bound out of place.
Electronic reproduction. [St. Louis] : Missouri Botanical Garden, 2002. Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Vol. 2, plates 81-83, 131, 133 bound out of place.
Vol. 3, plates 181-185 bound out of place.
Electronic reproduction. [St. Louis] : Missouri Botanical Garden, 2002. Mode of access: World Wide Web.
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Medical botany :
containing systematic and general descriptions, with plates, of all the medicinal plants, indigenous and exotic, comprehended in the catalogues of the materia medica, as published by the Royal Colleges of Physicians of London and Edinburgh : accompanied with a circumstantial detail of their medicinal effects, and of the diseases in which they have been most successfully employed /
by William Woodville ... .
Soulsby no.:
Soulsby no.
743.
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Printed and sold for the author by James Phillips ...
Place of publication:
London
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1790-1793
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3 v. (578 p., [210] leaves of plates) :
ill. (copper engravings) ;
23 cm. (4to in 2s)
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Language(s):
English
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The first 10 plates are unnumbered.
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Subject:
Botany, Medical.
Medicinal plants.
Botany, Medical Early works to 1800.
Medicinal plants.
Botany, Medical Early works to 1800.
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ocm23632313
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Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
Vol. 2, plates 81-83, 131, 133 bound out of place.
Vol. 3, plates 181-185 bound out of place.
Vol. 2, plates 81-83, 131, 133 bound out of place.
Vol. 3, plates 181-185 bound out of place.
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Medical botany :
containing systematic and general descriptions, with plates, of all the medicinal plants, indigenous and exotic, comprehended in the catalogues of the materia medica, as published by the Royal Colleges of Physicians of London and Edinburgh : accompanied with a circumstantial detail of their medicinal effects, and of the diseases in which they have been most successfully employed /
by William Woodville ...
Soulsby no.:
Soulsby no. 743.
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Printed and sold for the author, by J. Phillips
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London
Publishing year:
1790-1793
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3 v. :
col. ill. ;
23 cm. (4to)
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English
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Issued in parts.
Contains 210 numbered hand-colored engravings by James Sowerby (cf. v. 1, p. vi), dated 1790-1793.
Includes indexes.
Contains 210 numbered hand-colored engravings by James Sowerby (cf. v. 1, p. vi), dated 1790-1793.
Includes indexes.
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Biblion (Brussels) Purchase, 1969
Starkenstein, Emil, 1884-1942
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Medicinal plants
Early works to 1800.
Botany, Medical Great Britain Early works to 1800.
Botany, Medical Great Britain Early works to 1800.
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Sowerby, James,
1757-1822.
1757-1822.
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ocm03964358
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Also available in digital version.
Library c. 1-2 imperfect: lacks frontispiece.
Library c. 2 contains binder's slip-sheets covering plates.
Library c. 1-2 imperfect: lacks frontispiece.
Library c. 2 contains binder's slip-sheets covering plates.
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Medical botany, containing systematic and general descriptions, with plates, of all the medicinal plants, indigenous and exotic, comprehended in the catalogues of the materia medica, as published by the Royal Colleges of Physicians of London and Edinburgh;
accompanied with a circumstantial detail of their medicinal effects, and of the diseases in which they have been most successfully employed.
By William Woodville, ... . In three volumes. ... .
Soulsby no.:
Soulsby no. 743
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Printed and sold for the author by J. Phillips
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London
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1790-1793
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3 vol. 210 pl.
23cm.
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English
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Paged continuously.
The first ten plates are unnumbered.
The first ten plates are unnumbered.
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Medical botany
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Second set has armorial bookplate of John Abraham, Liverpool, in v.1 and Maurice FitzGerald in v.3. Dates on spines incorrectly given as 1793 on v.1 & v.2. Rebound by John Westwood, Carlisle, 1952.
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Medical botany :
containing systematic and general descriptions, with plates, of all the medicinal plants, indigenous and exotic, comprehended in the catalogues of the Materia Medica, as published by the Royal Colleges of Physicians of London and Edinburgh: accompanied with a circumstantial detail of their medicinal effects, and of the diseases in which they have been most successfully employed /
By William Woodville, M.D. of the Royal College of Physicians, London. In three volumes.
Soulsby no.:
Soulsby no. 743
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printed and sold for the author, by James Phillips, George Yard, Lombard Street
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London
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1790 [-1793].
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3 v. (Pp. xiv, 1-182, [2], col. plates 1-65; xii, 183-368, col. plates 66-135; viii, 369-578, xii, col. plates 136-210.) :
ill. ;
23.5 cm.
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English
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Signatures: Vol. I: pi2 a-c2 (-c2) A-Z2 Aa-Zz2 ; Vol. II: [a]-c2 3A-3Z2 4A-4Z2 5A2 ; Vol. III: pi2 a2 5B-5Z2 6A-6Z2 7A-7L2. [$1 signed.].
Printers' errors in plant names. Lavandula is spelled Lavendula on plate 55; Marrubium is spelled Marrubrum in the text for plate 97.
The work was written continuously but issued in monthly parts, the text frequently ending in mid-sentence at the end of a part. Each part consisted of from three to five gatherings, and the opening leaf bears the part number at the lower left corner. For a list of the parts and their dating see accompanying document.
Complete imprint statement: London: printed and sold for the author, by James Phillips, George Yard, Lombard Street. M. DCC. XC. [and further dates].
Printers' errors in plant names. Lavandula is spelled Lavendula on plate 55; Marrubium is spelled Marrubrum in the text for plate 97.
The work was written continuously but issued in monthly parts, the text frequently ending in mid-sentence at the end of a part. Each part consisted of from three to five gatherings, and the opening leaf bears the part number at the lower left corner. For a list of the parts and their dating see accompanying document.
Complete imprint statement: London: printed and sold for the author, by James Phillips, George Yard, Lombard Street. M. DCC. XC. [and further dates].
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Vol. I: pi1r, title; pi2r, dedication to Sir George Baker; a1r-a2r (pp. v-vii), preface; b1r-c1v (pp. ix-xiv), catalogue (arranged according to Linnaean classes). A1r-Zz1v (pp. 1-182), main text; Zz2r-v, index. - Vol. II: [a]1r, title; [a]2r, dedication to Sir James Edward Smith; b1r-c2v (pp. v-xii), catalogue 2. 3A1r-5A1v (pp. 1-368), main text; 5A2r-v, index. - Vol. III: pi1r, title; pi2r, dedication to the President and Fellows of the Royal College of Physicians; a1r-a2v (pp. v-viii), catalogue of materia medica. 5B1r-7H2v (pp. 369-578), main text; 7I1r-v (pp. i-ii), index; 7I2r-7K2r (pp. iii-vii), general Latin index for the whole work; 7L1r-2v (pp. ix-xii), general English index.
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Engraved armorial bookplates on front pastedowns bearing the inscription: "Duw a Digon" [God is enough].
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Medicinal plants.
Classification system: Linnaeus.
18th century.
Classification system: Linnaeus.
18th century.
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Baker, George
(1722-1809)
Smith, James Edward
(1759-1828)
(1722-1809)
Smith, James Edward
(1759-1828)
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James Phillips (London, England)
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Supplement (bound as volume IV of the London copy of this work).
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London copy. All volumes bound in tree-calf, rebacked by Maltby 1981 with grant aid from British Library. Rounded spines divided into panels by gilt decorative borders. Red morocco lettering-pieces with gilt dotted borders and titles: WOODVILLE'S / MEDICAL / BOTANY; green morocco labels with gilt toothed borders and volume numbers. Gilt dates 1790, 1792, 1793 at base of spines. Board edges milled in gilt.
Wisley copy. all volumes bound in tree-calf. Spines with five shallow bands flanked by gilt single fillets. Red morocco lettering-pieces with gilt decorative borders and titles: WOODVILLE'S / MEDICAL / BOTANY; green morocco labels with gilt decorative borders and volume numbers within rings. Dates have been supplied on brown tape at the base of spines. Board edges bear gilt decorations. Top-edges stained.
Wisley copy. all volumes bound in tree-calf. Spines with five shallow bands flanked by gilt single fillets. Red morocco lettering-pieces with gilt decorative borders and titles: WOODVILLE'S / MEDICAL / BOTANY; green morocco labels with gilt decorative borders and volume numbers within rings. Dates have been supplied on brown tape at the base of spines. Board edges bear gilt decorations. Top-edges stained.
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