Panacea; or The universal medicine
Subtitle: being a discovery of the wonderfull vertues of tobacco taken in a pipe, with its operation and use both in physick and chyrurgery
By: By Dr. Everard, &c
Contributors: Neander, Johann, approximately 1596-approximately 1630; Clusius, Carolus, 1526-1609; Monardes, Nicolás, approximately 1512-1588; Downes, P.; Borowitz, David, 1906-1988; Borowitz, Lulu
Publisher: Printed for Simon Miller at the Star in St. Pauls Church-Yard, near the West-End
Published: 1659
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 79
Subjects: Physiological effect; Smoking; Tobacco; Booksellers' catalogs
Other titles: Panacea.; Universal medicine.
Work titles: De herba panacea
Notes: Probably a translation of the author's "De herba panacea" published at Utrecht in 1644. Cf. Church, no. 557.

Epistle dedicatory (running title) signed: J.R.

Comprises translations of the author's De herba panacea, first printed Antwerp, 1587, that was printed as part of Johann Neander's Tabacologica, first printed Leiden, 1622. Also includes some passages from Charles L'Ecluses' [i.e. Carolus Clusius] edition of Nicolás Monardes Exoticorum libri decem, first printed Leiden, 1605.

"Panacea, or The universall medicine; being a discourse and discription [sic] of tobacco, with its preparation and use", p. 1-79, 2nd count, has separate caption title.

"Dr Everard his discourse of the wonderfull effects & operation of tobacco", p. 1-55, 4th count, has separate caption title.

Signatures: A-E⁸ (A1 verso blank) F-G⁴ (G4 verso blank) H-L⁸ (L8 verso blank)

Errors in paging: p. 53, 4th count, printed as a backwards 3 followed by the correctly printed numeral 5.

Bookseller's advertisements: p. [1-8], 5th count.

Woodcut head pieces; initials.

Wing (CD-ROM, 1996), E3530.

Arents, G. Tobacco 271.

Waring, E.J. Bib. theraputica, 710.

National Library of Medicine. Seventeenth century printed books, 3748.

European Americana 659/71.

English short title catalogue R1871.

John Carter Brown Library copy acquired with the assistance of the JCB Associates Fund.

Provenance of the John Carter Brown Library copy: P. Downes: ms. autograph on title page with his probable inscription on recto of engraved frontispiece "Bought this book ... January 1676"; David and Lulu Borowitz: bookplate on front pastedown.