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LEMERY Nicolas. PHARMACOPÉE UNIVERSELLE, contenant...

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LEMERY Nicolas. PHARMACOPÉE UNIVERSELLE, contenant toutes les compositions en pharmacie qui sont en usage dans la médecine, tant en France que dans toute l'Europe, leurs vertus, leurs doses, les manières d'opérer les plus simples et les meilleures. With a pharmaceutical lexicon, several remarks, and reasonings on each operation. Fifth edition. PARIS, D'HOURY, 1761. One large volume, in-4, XVI pp. 864 pp. full, worn contemporary binding. Heads missing, corners worn, edges of boards and edges missing, gilding on spine partly faded, title-piece missing, small tear at bottom corner of p. 733. Inside fresh. This is the 5th and last enlarged edition of one of the most important works in pharmacy. Handwritten bookplate and previous provenance indicated on endpapers.