Common-Place Books, 18th cent.

Collection of notes, extracts, etc. on medical subjects: in English. Among the contents are 'A syllabus of symptoms', in alphabetical order (21 ll.): an epitome of 'Cook's Essay on the animal oeconomy' (i.e. John Cooke [ -1777], published 1730-36), 'Distempers of the eyes' (11 ll.): notes on Natural Philosophy, etc.

mid-18th century

1 volume 144 ll. last 24 bl.. 8vo. 16 x 19 cm. Original calf binding. Both clasps wanting. A leaf, or leaves, wanting at the beginning, last blank? leaf cut away.

Purchased 1929.

Database description transcribed from S.A.J. Moorat, Catalogue of Western Manuscripts on Medicine and Science in the Wellcome Historical Medical Library (London: Wellcome Institute for the History of Medicine, 1962-1973).