I have here for sale a book entitled PHARMACOPOEIA OFFICINALIS OR THE COMPLETE ENGLISH DISPENSATORY by John Quincy. No title page unfortunately but research online would indicate 1726. The Dedication says that this was published after the Third Edition, so lets go with Sixth Edition. It has the contents page which shows that the book is divided into 4 main parts: 1. Of the Theory of Pharmacy, and the several Processes therein; 2. Of the Distribution, Virtues and Preparation of Simples, Vegetable, Animal, Mineral; 3. Of Officinal Compositions; and 4. Of Extemporaneous Compositions.
This popular and encyclopedic English Dispensatory ran to twelve editions by 1749. Quincy was a London apothecary, trained in Edinburgh, who had little respect for other pharmaceutical writers. From the Preface to this work: "Although dispensatory writers and publishers of recipes have been at all times very numerous... the least able have fallen upon this task... That most persons are fond of works of this kind is manifest from their esteem even of the worst, and the universal reception of Salmon's, which are as bad as they are voluminous'!
Half dark brown leather on brown marbled hardboards. 5 gilt raised bands and gilt title lettering to the spine. Boards are rubbed and some minor wear to corners. Both hinges are cracked and the spine leather is also but boards feel pretty firm still. Title page is missing. Ink notes to the front endpaper. Repair to dedication page and corner missing. Two pages have the remains of sellotape attached. All other pages firmly bound but sunned and foxed. Condition: fair/good. xvi + 700 pages + index. 19 x 12 cm.
We have over 2000 items in our Ebay shop on a range of subjects, so please feel free to have a browse and see if anything else takes your fancy.
Postage will be by Air Mail outside of UK. If you buy more than one item then the postage cost falls for the second and further items as I will put them into one parcel - so you save money. We wrap and post the parcels on Monday and Tuesday - therefore if you pay before midday on Tuesday we will get it in the postal sacks on Tuesday night, and if it is after that time then it will go into the postal service on the following Monday.
<