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Author Pitt, Rob., 1653-1713.

Title The craft and frauds of physick expos'd : the very low prices of the best medicines discover'd. The costly medicines, now in greatest esteem, such as bezoar, pearl, &c. As also the distill'd waters, censur'd. And the all too frequent use of physick prov'd destructive to health. With instructions to prevent being cheated and destroy'd by the prevailing practice.

Imprint London : Printed for T. Childe, 1703.

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Location Call Number Status
 Rare Book Storage  RS78 .P588 1703  LIB USE ONLY
Description [22], 203, [8] p. : 18 cm.
Edition "The second edition, improv'd and augmented with an alphabetical index of all the simples and compounds now in use, referring to the page where their virtues and prices are set down."
Note Signatures: A4-Q.
Includes index.
Dedication signed: Rob. Pitt.
Spine title: "Pitt's Physick Expos'd."
Gift Roy G. Neville; purchase; 2004.
Indexed In Neville, R. G., Roy G. Neville Historical Chemical Library, volume 2, page 307 CHF #116-13
Subject(s) Pharmacy -- Early works to 1800.
Medicine -- Early works to 1800.
Materia medica -- Early works to 1800.
Therapeutics -- Early works to 1800.
Precious stones -- Therapeutic use -- Early works to 1800.