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Emmenologia. Written, in Latin, By the Late Learned Dr. John Freind. Translated into English by Thomas Dale, M.D.
by Freind, John
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About This Item
London: T. Cox, 1729 First edition in English. Contemporary calf, rebacked. Gilt-decorated spine with red morocco label. . Octavo. Copper-engraved title-page vignette. Some wear to back cover, occasional minor soiling. Generally a very good, clean copy. John Freind (1675-1728), who was educated at Christ Church, Oxford, was a prominent London physician, Fellow of the Royal Society, and later, a Tory M.P. for Launceton. He wrote a number of medical texts. His most important book was his History of Physic (1725-6). He has been called the first English historian of medicine. The present book first appeared in Latin in 1703. It deals with women and "the nature of their menstruous purgation." Emmenologia, "displays a leaning toward mechanistic physiology, but most of his other medical works are concerned with therapeutics" (Marie Boas Hall, DSB).
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- Michael R. Thompson, Booksellers, ABAA/ILAB
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 7730
- Title
- Emmenologia. Written, in Latin, By the Late Learned Dr. John Freind. Translated into English by Thomas Dale, M.D.
- Author
- Freind, John
- Format/Binding
- Contemporary calf, rebacked. Gilt-decorated spine with red morocco label.
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition in English
- Publisher
- T. Cox,
- Place of Publication
- London:
- Date Published
- 1729
- Pages
- [16], 216, [6, index], [2, ads] pp.
- Size
- Octavo
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
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Michael R. Thompson, Booksellers, ABAA/ILAB
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- Vignette
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- Calf
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- Morocco
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