Der Artzney-Kunst ... Gazophylacium Medico-Physicum, oder Kunst-Kammer Medicinisch und Naturliche Dinge ....

Leipzig: Friedrich Lanckischens Erben, 1737. Later Printing.. Early 19th century linen backed marbled boards.. Good; title professionally backed at an early date to repair two horizontal tears (no loss); the first six leaves have been expertly remargined along the blank fore-edge (no text loss) at an early date; some spotting; small tear at the head of the spine.. Small, stout, 4to. [6], [1] - 1035, [67 - indices] pp. + engraved frontispiece.

A massive lexicon of pharmaceutical science and chemistry with an exhaustive index of subjects and an alchemical/chemical symbol dictionary. The author was a professor of medicine at Konigsberg. The book went through many printings in the 18th century. Later editions being far more detailed and under the editorial direction of J E Hebenstreit. Neville II, 640 - pointing out that most collections have only later editions - he had a Dutch printing of 1741.