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 further 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 ... 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, J.
Edition: The fourth edition / carefully corrected.
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: Materia Medica; Pharmaceutical Preparations; Drugs; Materia medica
Notes: Title in red and black; plates engraved throughout.

Based upon the author's Histoire générale des drogues.

"Pomet's general history of drugs": 202 p. at end.

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

ESTC T31045.

Maslen and Lancaster. Bowyer ledgers, 3487.