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) SCIENCE/MEDICINE/PHARMACY] LEMERY (Nicolas)] Traité universel des drogues simples mises en ordre alphabétique, Paris, Laurent d'Houry, 1723 One volume in-4 in full calf: title, (6) preface, (6) explanations of names; 922 pages, (46) table, 25 plates with 16 vignettes each, (1) approbation. Third edition... Where we find their different names, their origin, their choice, the principles they contain, their qualities, their etymology, and all that is particular in animals, plants and minerals. A pharmacological classic by chemist and pharmacist Nicolas Lemery (1645-1715). This important dictionary lists and describes all the simple drugs known at the time. Pen-and-ink bookplate on title page. Heavy dampstaining. Passage from the "a" to the "e" sections of the preface to the explanations of names. Some pages (including engravings) torn, sometimes missing. Binding fragile and damaged, with leather missing.