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Paradise of quacks : an alternative history of medicine in Australia / Philippa Martyr.
Martyr, P. J. (Philippa J.)Date: 2002- Books
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A new description of Paris: or, the Present State of the French Nation. Giving An Account of their Virtues and Vices, Academies, Dress, Devotion, Levity, Women, Beggars, Writers, Booksellers. Their Diversions, Theatres, Gallantry, Language, Entertainment of Strangers, Lawyers, Pickpockets, Physicians and Quacks. The Court, the Great Men, the King and the Mob. The Tuilleries, Lamps, Chymists, and Clergy. Their Notions of things. Their Houses, Eating-Houses, Liveries. Their Conjugal Affection, Luxury, Vanity, Civility, Garrulity. Their Courts of Judicature. Their Invention, Affection, Labour, Taverns, Climate, Trades-People, Fruit, House-Rent, Taylors, Brokers, Fair of St. Germain. Their Bridges, Buildings, Political Calculations of the Number of Houses, Consumption of Food, &c. In a Letter from a Gentleman at Paris to his Friend in London.
Gentleman at Paris.Date: [1725?]- Books
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An agreeable criticism, of the City of Paris and the French; giving an account of their present state and condition: their Virtues and Vices. Their Academies. Their Dress, Devotion, Levity. Their Women. Their Beggars, Writers, Booksellers. Their Diversions. Their Theatres. Their Gallantry, Language, Entertainment of Strangers. Their Lawyers, Pick-Pockets, Physicians and Quacks. The Court, the Great Men, the King and the Mob. The Tuilleries, Lamps, Chymists, and Clergy. Their Notions of Things. Their Horses, Eating-Houses, Liveries. Their Conjugal Affection. Their Luxury, Vanity, Civility, Garrulity. Their Courts of Judicature. Their Invention, Affectation, Labour. Taverns, Climate, Trades-People, Fruit. House-Rent. Taylors. Brokers. Fair of St. Germain. Their Bridges, Buildings, &c. Political Calculations of the number of Houses, Consumption of Food, &c.
French gentleman.Date: 1706- Books
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Quackery unmask'd: or, reflections on the sixth edition of Mr. Martin's Treatise of the venereal disease, and its appendix; and the pamphlet call'd, The charitable surgeon, &c. Containing A Full and Plain Detection and Refutation of some gross Errors, &c. of those Authors: Interspers'd with many new and useful observations concerning the Venereal Disease; and the Method and Medicines proper for its speedy, safe, and effectual Curation. Proper Remarks on Mr. Martin's Admirable Medicine, and his Infallible Preservative. A Full and True Account of Quacks; and their Method of Practice. An Account of some Excellent Medicines, &c. Highly necessary to be read by all Venereal Patients, who would prevent their own Ruin; and by all Physicians, Surgeons, and Apothecaries, who are here Vindicated from Mr. Martin's Aspersions. By J. Spinke, Licens'd Practitioner in Physick and Surgery.
Spinke, John.Date: 1709- Books
Abortion for sale! : the competition between quacks and doctors in Weimar Germany / Cornelie Usborne.
Usborne, Cornelie.Date: 1997- Books
Kill or cure? : lotions, potions, characters & quacks of early Australia / Peter J. Phillips.
Phillips, Peter J. (Peter James)Date: 1978- Books
Women, medicine and theatre, 1500-1750 : literary mountebanks and performing quacks / M.A. Katritzky.
Katritzky, M. A.Date: [2007], ©2007- Books
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The quacks academy; or The dunce's directory : A new art to cross the old proverb, and make a man fool and physician both at a time. Discovering the several methods whereby so many ignorant pretenders obtain repute and practice. With allowance.
Date: MDCLXXVIII. [1678]- Books
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An essay on regimen, for the preservation of health, especially of the indolent, studious, delicate and invalid; illustrated by appropriate cases; to which are Added, Observations on what is vulgarly termed Catching Cold, on the Art of Mending Health, on Fashionable Diseases, on Lady and Gentlemen Doctors, and on Quacks and Quackery: with seasonable remarks, Economical, Moral and Religious, on the present state of the British Dominions. The profits to be faithfully applied to the purposes of Charity. By James M. Adair, M. D. Member of the Royal Medical Society, Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh, and Formerly, Physician to the Commander in Chief of the Leeward Islands, and to the Colonial Troops, and one of the Judges of the Courts of King's Bench and Common Pleas in the Leeward Islands.
Adair, James Makittrick, 1728-1802.Date: [1799]- Books
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The countryman's guide to London. Or, villainy detected. Being a clear discovery of all the various tricks and frauds that are daily practiced in that great city. Among many of which, are the following, viz. Highwaymen, or Scamps, Sharpers, Gamblers, Kidnappers, Waggon-Hunters, Money-Droppers, Duffers, Setters, Pretended Friends, Mock Auctions, Register-Offices, Quacks, Bullies, Bawds, Whores, Pimps, Jilts, Gossips, and Fortune-Tellers. The whole laid down in so plain and comprehensive a manner, as to enable the most innocent Country People to be sufficiently on their Guard how to avoid the base Impositions of such vile and abandoned Artists, who live by robbing and ruining the young and innocent of both sexes. Together with General Remarks on the present State and Condition of the Town, interspersed with useful Admonitions.
Date: [1775?]- Books
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An original lecture upon who are the quacks? : with a powerful appeal to the people / by S.M. Landis.
Landis, Simon M. (Simon Mohler)Date: 1860- Pictures
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A shield containing a group portrait of various doctors and quacks, including Mrs Mapp, Dr. Joshua Ward and John Taylor. Mezzotint after W. Hogarth, 1736.
Hogarth, William, 1697-1764.Date: [between 1700 and 1799]Reference: 2498833i- Books
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The funny side of physic, or, The mysteries of medicine, presenting the humorous and serious sides of medical practice. An exposé of medical humbugs, quacks, and charlatans in all ages and all countries / by A. D. Crabtre, M. D.
Crabtre, Addison Darre.Date: 1874- Pictures
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A shield containing a group portrait of various doctors and quacks, including Mrs Mapp, Dr. Joshua Ward and John Taylor. Engraving after W. Hogarth, 1736.
Hogarth, William, 1697-1764.Date: 1736Reference: 544397i- Books
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The oeconomy of quackery considered, in a reply to Mr. Spilsbury's pamphlet, entitled, Free thoughts on quacks and their medicines. To which is added, an answer to a surgeon's Letter to the Master, Wardens, and Court of Assistants, on their permitting aliens, apothecaries, and quacks, to encroach on the business of surgeons / [Thomas Prosser].
Prosser, Thomas (Civil engineer)Date: 1777- Books
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Hippocrates ridens. Or, Joco-serious reflections on the impudence and mischiefs of quacks : and illiterate pretenders to physick.
Date: 1686-- Pictures
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A monkey, dressed in human clothing and holding up a medicinal remedy: representing quacks or itinerant medicine vendors. Lithograph by W. Nichol after J. Watteau.
Watteau, Antoine, 1684-1721.Date: [1841]Reference: 20717i- Pictures
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A shield containing a group portrait of various doctors and quacks, including Mrs Mapp, Dr. Joshua Ward and John Taylor. Etching by W. Hogarth, 1736, after himself.
Hogarth, William, 1697-1764.Date: 3 March 1736Reference: 10756i- Pictures
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A shield containing a group portrait of various doctors and quacks, including Mrs Mapp, Dr. Joshua Ward and John Taylor. Etching by W. Hogarth, 1736, after himself.
Hogarth, William, 1697-1764.Date: 3 March 1736Reference: 544395i- Pictures
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A shield containing a group portrait of various doctors and quacks, including Mrs Mapp, Dr. Joshua Ward and John Taylor. Etching by W. Hogarth, 1736, after himself.
Hogarth, William, 1697-1764.Date: 1736Reference: 544396i- Books
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The state quacks, or the Political Botchers; being a description of the strange occurrences of the present times.
Date: [1715]- Books
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The triumph of truth and good sense, or, An exposé of quacks and quackery / by William de Mey.
Date: 1834- Books
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A bold challenge to the whole Colledge of Physicians: or, a defence of those practitioners in physick commonly call'd quacks.
Date: [between 1700 and 1799]- Pictures
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A shield containing a group portrait of various doctors and quacks, including Mrs Mapp, Dr. Joshua Ward and John Taylor. Etching by W. Hogarth, 1736, after himself.
Hogarth, William, 1697-1764.Date: 3 March 1736Reference: 544394i- Books
'I think ye both quacks' : the controversy between Dr Theodor Myersbach and Dr John Coakley Lettsom / Roy Porter.
Porter, Roy, 1946-2002.