c1875 The British Herbal & Family Physician by N. Culpeper Antique Medical Book

c1875 The British Herbal & Family Physician by N. Culpeper Antique Medical Book

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c1875 The British Herbal & Family Physician by N. Culpeper Antique Medical Book

The British Herbal and Family Physician For The Cure Of Diseases Incident To The Human Frame.
By Nicholas Culpeper
Published by William Nicholson And Sons: London c1875 (undated)
Antique Herbal Medicine Reference Book

"Nicholas Culpeper (1616 - 1654) was an English botanist, herbalist, physician and astrologer. His book The English Physitian (1652, later Complete Herbal, 1653 ff.) is a source of pharmaceutical and herbal lore of the time, and Astrological Judgement of Diseases from the Decumbiture of the Sick (1655) one of the most detailed works on medical astrology in Early Modern Europe. Culpeper catalogued hundreds of outdoor medicinal herbs. He scolded contemporaries for some of the methods they used in herbal medicine: "This not being pleasing, and less profitable to me, I consulted with my two brothers, Dr. Reason and Dr. Experience, and took a voyage to visit my mother Nature, by whose advice, together with the help of Dr. Diligence, I at last obtained my desire; and, being warned by Mr. Honesty, a stranger in our days, to publish it to the world, I have done it."
Heavy wear, fading and staining to covers and spine as shown. Inside hinges split and text block has sagged within the cover however covers holding strong. Includes 23 full page colour illustrations + frontis. Back end paper removed. Page 181/2 has been cut/seperated along a fold. Pages with light age toning otherwise clean and well presented. Binding is solid with no loose pages. Good condition overall. Please study photos to further understand condition.

Size 15cm x 10.5cm x 3.5cm - 349 Pages

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Condition: Good
Binding: Cloth
Special Attributes: Illustrated, Original Cloth Bindings
Region: Europe
Subject: Science & Medicine
Original/Facsimile: Original
Seller Notes: Heavy wear, fading and staining to covers and spine as shown. Inside hinges split and text block has sagged within the cover however covers holding strong. Includes 23 full page colour illustrations + frontis. Back end paper removed. Page 181/2 has been cut/seperated along a fold. Pages with light age toning otherwise clean and well presented. Binding is solid with no loose pages. Good condition overall. Please study photos to further understand condition.
Language: English
Author: Nicholas Culpeper
Publisher: William Nicholson And Sons: London
Year Printed: 1875
Sub-subject: Herbal Medicine