Entwurf einer Apotheker-Ordnung für den österreichischen Kaiserstaat

Vienna: Carl Ueberreuter, 1849. First Edition. Original publisher's printed wrappers.. Good; some dog earring; some spotting and dustiness to the wrappers; untrimmed.. 8vo, 73, [1 - blank], [2 - adverts] pp. A signed presentation from Schneller on the inside of the front wrapper dated Nov.4, 1849.

An informative and lengthy account of the attempt to draft legislation for the Austro-Hungarian Empire that reflects the advances in the medical sciences and separates the governance of the practice of medicine from that of pharmacists. The text is filled with little known nuances of the myriad laws within the empire. Supplementing the text are lists of items that may only be sold through pharmacies or to pharmacists in the employ of trade.