Medical Flora, or Manual of the Medical Botany of the United States of North America
By RAFINESQUE-SCHMALTZ, Contantine Samuel
2 volumes, 100 charming full-page botanical wood-engravings printed in green ink. 8vo, original cloth-backed printed beige boards, cloth spines rubbed, untrimmed. Philadelphia: Atkinson & Alexander, 1828-1830. First Edition. A nice clean copy. "Rafinesque's most important work was his Medical Flora - which became the vade-mecum of the Botanic physicians. It must be remembered that medical treatment was at that time largely based on vegetable drugs and what Rafinesque sought was to write a medical botany adapted to the needs of the American physician and pharmacist" (Lilly 137).GM 1849; Nissen 1579; Reynolds 3451; Sabin 67457; Pritzel 7401; Bernard Jaffe, Men of Science in Americapp. 104-129; Meisel, Bibliography of American Natural History: I, pp. 222-23.
Published by: Atkinson & Alexander, Philadelphia, 1828
Vendor: Argosy Book Store, ABAA, ILAB
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By RAFINESQUE-SCHMALTZ, Contantine Samuel
2 volumes, 100 charming full-page botanical wood-engravings printed in green ink. 8vo, original cloth-backed printed beige boards, cloth spines rubbed, untrimmed. Philadelphia: Atkinson & Alexander, 1828-1830. First Edition. A nice clean copy. "Rafinesque's most important work was his Medical Flora - which became the vade-mecum of the Botanic physicians. It must be remembered that medical treatment was at that time largely based on vegetable drugs and what Rafinesque sought was to write a medical botany adapted to the needs of the American physician and pharmacist" (Lilly 137).GM 1849; Nissen 1579; Reynolds 3451; Sabin 67457; Pritzel 7401; Bernard Jaffe, Men of Science in Americapp. 104-129; Meisel, Bibliography of American Natural History: I, pp. 222-23.
Published by: Atkinson & Alexander, Philadelphia, 1828
Vendor: Argosy Book Store, ABAA, ILAB
