An Account Of the Foxglove and Some Of Its Medical Uses

Birmingham: Printed by M. Swinney, 1785. Rare first edition of this classic work in pharmacology. Octavo, bound in full contemporary calf, red morocco spine label lettered in gilt, gilt ruling to the spine in six compartments within raised bands, folding frontispiece of hand-colored folding frontispiece plate of a foxglove plant. In very good condition with the plate in fine… Read more about this item

Birmingham, AL: The Classics of Medicine Library, 1979. Hardcover. Small 4to. Full burgundy calf with decorative gilt, compartments, gilt spine. xxx, 207pp, (1p ad). Sewn-in purple silk page marker. All edges gilt. Fold-out color frontispiece, marbled endpapers. Near fine. Tight, attractive facsimile reprint of the 1785 first edition (Birmingham: M. Swinney), the first book to recognize this plant's medicinal… Read more about this item

Birmingham, AL: The Classics of Medicine Library. As New. 1979. Facsimile Reprint of 1785 First Edition. Hardcover. An as new limited edition privately printed for members of The Classics of Medicine Library. Binding is top grain genuine maroon cowhide with marbled endpapers & maroon silk bookmark. Brass stamped cover design and edges are gilded in 22-karat gold.… Read more about this item

Birmingham, Alabama: The Classics of Medicine Library. Fine. 1979. Facsimile. Hardcover. Full gilt decorated calf, all edges gilt; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 208 pages; A facsimile of the 1785 edition .

Birmingham.: Classics of Medicine Library, 1979. xxi, 207pp, folding colour frontis. Original full brown leather with gilt foxglove to front, gilt foxglove and title to spine, all edges gilt, 'marbled' endpapers, bookmark ribbon. No noticeable wear or flaws. Privately reprinted edition of this 1785 medical classic for the Classics of Medicine Library. Large full colour plate of foxglove plant at… Read more about this item

London: Broomsleigh Press Facsimile reprint of 1785 edition, #112 of 250 copies; large color fold-out of the Foxglove plant precedes the text; Very clean and tight. Lightly bumped corners; quarter green leather spine, green cloth sides; 207p.. Facsimile Reprint. Leather Spine. Very Good+. Illus. by Folded Plates. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hardcover.

Birmingham, AL: Leslie B. Adams, Jr./Classics of Medicine Library, 1979 Book. Near Fine. Full Leather. Reprint. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Original maroon full leather on boards. Maroon ribbon bookmark. All edges gilt. Previous owner's bookplate. This is Digitalis Purpera as classified by Linnaeus. Lovely colour foldout frontispiece, copied from Flora Londinensis, published in 1777… Read more about this item

Birmingham, AL: Classics of Medicine Library, 1979. 1st thus, limited editon reprinting (facsimile) of the original 1785 edition printed by M. Swinney for G.G.J. and J. Robinson; maroon full leather w/raised bands; all edges heavy gilt; satin marker bound in, marbled end papers; 207 clean, unmarked pages; ownr's plate. 1st. Leatherbound. Near Fine/No Jacket as Issued. Illus. by Fold-out Colored… Read more about this item

Birmingham, AL: Classics of Medicine Library, 1979. 1st thus, limited editon reprinting (facsimile) of the original 1785 edition printed by M. Swinney for G.G.J. and J. Robinson; maroon full leather w/raised bands; all edges heavy gilt; satin marker bound in, marbled end papers; 207 clean, unmarked pages; ownr's plate. 1st. Leatherbound. Near Fine/No Jacket as Issued. Illus. by Fold-out Colored… Read more about this item

1785. WITHERING, William. An Account of the Foxglove, and Some of Its Medical Uses: with Practical Remarks on Dropsy, and Other Diseases. Birmingham: Printed for G.G.J. and J. Robinson, 1785. 1st ed. xx,[1],207,[1, advertisement]pp. Large hand-colored folding frontis. Later cloth, gold-ruled spine, housed in custom cloth folding box. Very good or better. Grolier 49. Garrison-Morton 1836. Norman 2255. Blake,… Read more about this item

Birmingham, Alabama, U.S.A.: The Classics of Medicine Library, 1979. Reprint. Leather. Fine. 8vo. Full burdungy leather, gilt decorated and lettered spine with raised bands. Elaborate gilt decorated covers. Printed marbled endpapers and a burgundy silk ribbon marker. Facsimile of the original 1885 edition. All edges gilt. Few small bumps to board edges and a small darkened spot on… Read more about this item

The Classics of Medicine Library. Used - Very Good. Very Good condition. (medicine, digitalis, edema, case studies, early works to 1800)

Birmingham, Alabama: The Classics of Medicine Library, 1979 Privately printed for the members of The Classics of Medicine Library, 1979. Special Edition. Originally printed in 1785. With practical remarks on dropsy, and other diseases. Fold-out colour drawing of the foxglove after the ffep. 207 pages. Burgundy marbled endpapers. a.e.g. Full burgundy leather, gilt design on front, back and spine; gilt… Read more about this item

Alabama: The Classics of Medicine Library, 1979. 207 pages in very good condition, with gilded edges. Pages are very clean, with no markings. Endpapers are marbled, and a ribbon is attached to the spine. Includes a fold-out illustration of the subject of the book, digitalis purpurea. or Foxglove. Notes from the Editors are included in the form of a small… Read more about this item

The Classics of Medicine Library, 1979. leather_bound. Like New. 0x0x0. A Beautiful leather hardcover with gilt edges, a tight binding and an unmarked text. From a private smoke free collection. Shipping within 24 hours, tracking number and delivery Confirmation.

Lector House, 2019. Paperback. Like New. Pages are clean and are not marred by notes or folds of any kind. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

Paperback. New.

Gale Ecco, Print Editions, 2010. paperback. gebraucht, sehr gut leichte Gebrauchsspuren / minor wear. 24,40 x 18,80 x 1,60.

The Classics of Medicine Library, 1979-01-01. Leather Bound. Like New. Red leather hc with gilt decoration and edging, #212 of limited ed, personalized bookplate inside cover, no marks noted in or on book,AND AS ALWAYS SHIPPED IN 24 HOURS; and emailed to you a USPS tracking number on all orders; all books are sanitized and cleaned for your… Read more about this item

New. New Book; Fast Shipping from UK; Not signed; Not First Edition; The An Account of the Foxglove, and Some of Its Medical Uses: With Practical Remarks on Dropsy and Other Diseases.