A complete history of drugs
By: written in French by Monsieur Pomet, chief druggist to the late French King Lewis XIV ; to which is added what is farther observable on the same subject, from Mess. Lemery and Tournefort, divided into three classes, vegetable, animal, and mineral ; with their use in physic, chemistry, pharmacy, and several other arts ; illustrated with above four hundred copper-cuts, curiously done from the life, and an explanation of their different names, places of growth, and countries where they are produced ; with the methods of distinguishing the genuine and perfect, from the adulterated, sophisticated, and decayed, together with their vitues, &c ; a work of very great use and curiosity, done into English from the originals
Contributors: Tournefort, Joseph Pitton de, 1656-1708; Lémery, Nicolas, 1645-1715; Hill, John, 1714?-1775; Birt, Samuel, -1755; Parker, William, -approximately 1748 or 1749; Hitch, Charles, -1764; Wicksteed, Edward, -1758; J. and J. Bonwicke
Edition: The fouth edition, carefully corrected, with large additions.
Publisher: Printed for J. and J. Bonwicke, S. Birt, W. Parker, C. Hitch, and E. Wicksteed
Published: 1748
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 220
Subjects: Drugs; Medical Botany; Early works to 1800; Vegetable Materia medica; Animal Materia medica; Pharmacognosy; Medical Zoology; Materia medica
Work titles: Histoire générale des drogues
Notes: Signatures: A⁴ a⁴ b² B-2E⁴ 2F² ²B-2D⁴ 2E⁸.

Title printed in red and black; woodcut tail-pieces.

Based upon the author's Histoire générale des drogues.

The additions to this edition are by John Hill.

"An account of the names of authors cited in this work": p. xiv-xx.

"Pomet's general history of drugs": p. [1]-202 at end.

Includes index.

ESTC T31045

Gift of Tania Norris.

Binding: calf; front and rear boards tooled in blind with panel design; spine rebacked; gilt label with author and title on spine; sprinkled edges.