Antique 1920 Pharmacology Materia Medica Drugs Poisons Medicine Bastedo
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Antique Medicine / Pharmacology / Drugs & Therapeutics
Original 1920 printing of Walter A. Bastedo’s Materia Medica: Pharmacology, Therapeutics, Prescription Writing for Students and Practitioners, published by W. B. Saunders Company.
Second Edition, Reset. The copyright page identifies this copy specifically as the May 1920 reprint of the extensively revised second edition.
A fascinating surviving medical reference from the early 20th century, documenting pharmacology and medical treatment during an era when substances and therapies now associated with medical history remained part of professional practice.
Subjects include strychnine and nux vomica, belladonna and atropine, morphine, cocaine, chloroform, ether, arsenic compounds, digitalis, antiseptics, anesthetics, toxicology, poisoning, prescription writing, nervous-system drugs, cardiac drugs and numerous other period medicines and treatments. Illustrated with charts and other medical figures.
Large original blue cloth hardcover with gilt spine lettering.
Condition: Fair antique condition with considerable age and use. Covers show rubbing, spotting, discoloration and edge/corner wear. Spine ends and corners are worn. Page edges are heavily age-toned. Previous-owner writing/marks are present. Scattered staining/spotting occurs internally, and there is some weakness/separation to portions of the internal binding. Please examine all photographs carefully for condition.
An evocative original medical textbook offering a window into the drugs, poisons, prescriptions and therapeutic practices taught to physicians more than a century ago.
SKU G/4
Antique 1920 Pharmacology Materia Medica Drugs Poisons Medicine Bastedo
$100.00
Original 1920 printing of Walter A. Bastedo’s Materia Medica: Pharmacology, Therapeutics, Prescription Writing for Students and Practitioners, published by W. B. Saunders Company.
Second Edition, Reset. The copyright page identifies this copy specifically as the May 1920 reprint of the extensively revised second edition.
A fascinating surviving medical reference from the early 20th century, documenting pharmacology and medical treatment during an era when substances and therapies now associated with medical history remained part of professional practice.
Subjects include strychnine and nux vomica, belladonna and atropine, morphine, cocaine, chloroform, ether, arsenic compounds, digitalis, antiseptics, anesthetics, toxicology, poisoning, prescription writing, nervous-system drugs, cardiac drugs and numerous other period medicines and treatments. Illustrated with charts and other medical figures.
Large original blue cloth hardcover with gilt spine lettering.
Condition: Fair antique condition with considerable age and use. Covers show rubbing, spotting, discoloration and edge/corner wear. Spine ends and corners are worn. Page edges are heavily age-toned. Previous-owner writing/marks are present. Scattered staining/spotting occurs internally, and there is some weakness/separation to portions of the internal binding. Please examine all photographs carefully for condition.
An evocative original medical textbook offering a window into the drugs, poisons, prescriptions and therapeutic practices taught to physicians more than a century ago.
SKU G/4