The pharmacopoeia of the United States of America. 1820 / By the authority of the medical societies and colleges.

Boston (Mass.) : Printed by Wells and Lilly for Charles Ewer, 1820.

272 pages ; (8vo)

Variously called the American pharmacopoeia, the National pharmacopoeia, and the United States pharmacopoeia

Main text in Latin and English on opposite pages

Prepared and published by the authority of a general medical convention, held at Washington, January, 1820; L. Spalding, chairman of the committee of publication. Cf. p. [3]

"Historical introduction": p. [5]-16

"Materia medica, or a catalogue of simple medicines, together with some prepared medicines": p. [27]-50; "Secondary list": p. [51]-57.