Materia Medica of Madras. Volume I (all published)
by Sherif, Mohideen (titled Khan Bahadur)
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About This Item
Madras: Printed by the Superintendent, Government Press, 1891. First Edition. xi, 161 pages, including indexes in English, French, German, Hindustani, and several other Indian languages. "Printed and published by order of the Madras government, at the recommendation of the Madras working committee, Calcutta International Exhibition, 1883-1884.
A listing of plants, with descriptions of their medical use, often citing earlier publications, including a long entry on opium.
Sherif was a retired physician and a graduate of the Madras Medical College; this work was published posthumously, which may explain why no volume II ever appeared. Modern cloth and marbled paper binding; leather spine label. Covers faded. Text block a bit tanned but very good.
A listing of plants, with descriptions of their medical use, often citing earlier publications, including a long entry on opium.
Sherif was a retired physician and a graduate of the Madras Medical College; this work was published posthumously, which may explain why no volume II ever appeared. Modern cloth and marbled paper binding; leather spine label. Covers faded. Text block a bit tanned but very good.
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- Bookseller
- Downtown Brown Books, ABAA (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 35536
- Title
- Materia Medica of Madras. Volume I (all published)
- Author
- Sherif, Mohideen (titled Khan Bahadur)
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Printed by the Superintendent, Government Press
- Place of Publication
- Madras
- Date Published
- 1891
- Keywords
- ndm01
- Bookseller catalogs
- Medicine;
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