Item #23399 The Poor Man's Physician, Or the Receits of the Famous John Moncrief of Tippermalloch. John Moncrief, of Tippermalloch.
The Poor Man's Physician, Or the Receits of the Famous John Moncrief of Tippermalloch
The Poor Man's Physician, Or the Receits of the Famous John Moncrief of Tippermalloch
The Poor Man's Physician, Or the Receits of the Famous John Moncrief of Tippermalloch

The Poor Man's Physician, Or the Receits of the Famous John Moncrief of Tippermalloch

Edinburgh: Printed for Mt. Thomas Heriot, 1731. Hardcover. Good. Item #23399

The Third Edition. Small 8vo. (4),245 pp. plus 5 pp of index. Bound to style in full leather, bands on the spine and a red leather lettering label. Significant staning from age and the old leather binding; the textblock is in good condition only. The binding is fine.


Moncrief's Receipts are mostly English translations of of treatment from the 16th century Thesaurus Pauperum, but even this made his work hugely successful. The first edition was published in 1712. Even so these editions are scarce in commerce.


ESTC T178337

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Price: $1,250.00

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