1764 FLORA Pulteney LINNAEUS SCHOLAR QUININE Malaria EDINBURGH UNIVERSITY

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PULTENEY, Richard. Dissertatio Medica Inaugralis, De Cinchona Officinali Linnaei; Sive Cortice Peruviano: Quam, Annuente Summo Numine.... Edinburgi. Typis Academicis Societatis Jesu, 1764. First Edition. 12mo.[4], 60pp. With a plate depicting a Quinine branch. Modern marbled wraps. A presentation copy, inscribed 'For the Right Honourable Lord Carbery from the Author. Title lightly marked, else a crisp and clean copy. Richard Pulteney (1730-1801), English botanist and leading Linnaean. An apothecary and surgeon by training, Pulteney had not undergone academic study in medicine until his thirties. This present work is his doctoral thesis on the Peruvian bark or Quinine, and its medicinal properties, and secured his graduation only three month's after matriculation at Edinburgh University. ESTC T56790. Payment Postage and Packing Payment can be made in various ways. From purchasers from the UK we accept Paypal, Postal Orders Personal Cheques in GBP £ Sterling. For welcome customers in the rest of the world, we accept Paypal. As experienced booksellers we have shipped books to many countries, and will be happy to quote costs for destinations and/or services other than the following for this heavy book - books are always packed well, please rest assured that they will arrive exactly as described. UK Postage: FREE Europe Airmail: read more