Withering (William). An Account of the Foxglove, and some of its Medical Uses: with Practical Remarks on Dropsy, and other Diseases, 1st edition, Birmingham: Printed by M. Swinney for G.G.J. and J. Robinson 1785, folding hand-coloured plate with some minor spotting and offsetting and one short fold repair to verso, title dust-soiled and relaid with two long closed tear repairs, further closed tear repairs to following first 2 leaves of Preface, the repairs on pp. vi-vii and one later on p. 205 made with semi-opaque light brown paper, the obscured text still legible, small tear with loss of final letter of catchword on p. 195, lacks half-title, spotting and soiling largely confined to first and final few leaves, ownership name inscription of Wm. M. Dobie dated 9 April 1891 to front free endpaper (creased and toned), modern cloth, rubbed and heavily soiled, 8vo (195 x 125 mm) (Quantity: 1) This is the second printing of the first edition, with the folding coloured plate, considered one of the classics in pharmacology. Garrison-Morton 1836; Henrey 1505; Hunt 676; Norman 2255.
Withering (William). An Account of the Foxglove, and some of its Medical Uses: with Practical Remarks on Dropsy, and other Diseases, 1st edition, Birmingham: Printed by M. Swinney for G.G.J. and J. Robinson 1785, folding hand-coloured plate with some minor spotting and offsetting and one short fold repair to verso, title dust-soiled and relaid with two long closed tear repairs, further closed tear repairs to following first 2 leaves of Preface, the repairs on pp. vi-vii and one later on p. 205 made with semi-opaque light brown paper, the obscured text still legible, small tear with loss of final letter of catchword on p. 195, lacks half-title, spotting and soiling largely confined to first and final few leaves, ownership name inscription of Wm. M. Dobie dated 9 April 1891 to front free endpaper (creased and toned), modern cloth, rubbed and heavily soiled, 8vo (195 x 125 mm) (Quantity: 1) This is the second printing of the first edition, with the folding coloured plate, considered one of the classics in pharmacology. Garrison-Morton 1836; Henrey 1505; Hunt 676; Norman 2255.
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