A choice manual, or, Rare and select secrets in physick and chyrurgery: collected, and practised by the Right Honourable, the Countesse of Kent, late deceased. Whereto are added several experiments of the vertue of Gascon powder, and lapis contra yarvam by a professor of physick. As also most exquisite waies of preserving, conserving, candying &c.
1682
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Title
A choice manual, or, Rare and select secrets in physick and chyrurgery: collected, and practised by the Right Honourable, the Countesse of Kent, late deceased. Whereto are added several experiments of the vertue of Gascon powder, and lapis contra yarvam by a professor of physick. As also most exquisite waies of preserving, conserving, candying &c.
Uniform title
Choice manuall
True gentlewomans delight.
True gentlewomans delight.
Edition
The eighteenth edition.
Created/published
London : Printed for Henry Mortlock at the Phoenix in St. Paul's Church-yard, 1682.
Description
[18], 190, [2], 191-233, [7]; [20], 140 p. : port. ; (long 24mo)
Associated name
Kent, Elizabeth Grey, Countess of, 1581-1651. author.
Note
An edition of: A choice manuall.
"The epistle to the reader" is signed: W.J.
"A true gentlewomans delight" has separate dated title page and pagination; register is continuous.
Running title to first part reads: A choice manual, or, Rare secrets in physick.
Includes indexes.
Text is continuous despite pagination.
"The epistle to the reader" is signed: W.J.
"A true gentlewomans delight" has separate dated title page and pagination; register is continuous.
Running title to first part reads: A choice manual, or, Rare secrets in physick.
Includes indexes.
Text is continuous despite pagination.
Exhibited
Washington, D.C., Folger Shakespeare Library, 2011. Beyond Home Remedy.
Cited/described in
Wing, D.G. Short-title catalogue of books printed in England, Scotland, Ireland, Wales, and British America, and of English books printed in other countries, 1641-1700 (2nd ed.), K316
English short title catalogue (ESTC), R216640
English short title catalogue (ESTC), R216640
Place of creation/publication
Great Britain -- England -- London.
Item Details
Call number
K316
Folger-specific note
Provenance: bookplate of A. R. Denison (initial "D" with crest of a hand pointing to a star)