Lot 21
Apothecaries.- Merrett (Christopher) A Short View of the Frauds, and Abuses committed by Apothecaries..., second edition, for James Allestry, 1670.
Hammer Price: £850
Description
Apothecaries.- Merrett (Christopher) A Short View of the Frauds, and Abuses committed by Apothecaries; as well in Relation to Patients, as Physicians: and of the only Remedy thereof, by Physicians making their own Medicines, second edition, with initial imprimatur and final blank leaf, woodcut head-piece, imprimatur leaf with small hole to centre not affecting text and defective at edges (repaired), title with small stain and tiny hole to centre affecting a couple of letters (repaired), light foxing and soiling at end, modern green morocco-backed marbled boards, [Wellcome IV p.118; Wing M1844], small 4to, for James Allestry, 1670.
⁂ Christopher Merrett (1614-1695), physician and writer on natural philosophy, had settled in practice in London about 1640. Thereafter he was awarded a fellowship of the College of Physicians and, through the sponsorship of William Harvey, became a founder-member of the Royal Society. This work, first published in 1669, encouraged physicians to dispense their own remedies.
We can trace only this copy sold at auction in the last 80 years, sold in these rooms in 2021.
Description
Apothecaries.- Merrett (Christopher) A Short View of the Frauds, and Abuses committed by Apothecaries; as well in Relation to Patients, as Physicians: and of the only Remedy thereof, by Physicians making their own Medicines, second edition, with initial imprimatur and final blank leaf, woodcut head-piece, imprimatur leaf with small hole to centre not affecting text and defective at edges (repaired), title with small stain and tiny hole to centre affecting a couple of letters (repaired), light foxing and soiling at end, modern green morocco-backed marbled boards, [Wellcome IV p.118; Wing M1844], small 4to, for James Allestry, 1670.
⁂ Christopher Merrett (1614-1695), physician and writer on natural philosophy, had settled in practice in London about 1640. Thereafter he was awarded a fellowship of the College of Physicians and, through the sponsorship of William Harvey, became a founder-member of the Royal Society. This work, first published in 1669, encouraged physicians to dispense their own remedies.
We can trace only this copy sold at auction in the last 80 years, sold in these rooms in 2021.
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