Medicine & Pharmacy

[PLAGUE]. Papers relating to the modern history and recent progress of Levantine plague; prepared from time to time by direction of the president to the local government board, with other papers. Presented to both Houses of Parliament by command of Her Majesty, 1879. C.-2262.
London, George Edward Eyre & William Spottiswoode, 1879. Folio. With two folding lithographed maps, one centered on the Middle East and the other detailing the seats of the plague in Mesopotamia and south-west Persia.Original publisher's blue printed paper wrappers. [2], 76 pp. Full description

PLENCK, Joseph Jakob and A. SCHRAGE (transl.) Heelkundige artzeny-winkel of chirurgyns-apotheek. Vervattende alle beproefde en hedendaagsch gebruikelyke bereide en samengestelde heelmiddelen, ter geneezing van uitwendige ziekten.
Antwerp, C.H. de Vos, 1798. 8vo. Contemporary calf, heavily restored. [1], [1 blank], [5], [1 blank], 212 pp. Full description

PLUTARCH and Desiderius ERASMUS (translator and editor). Ex Plutarcho versa per Des. Erasmum Roterodamum. Recognita per eundem, ex collatio[n]e Graecoru[m] voluminu[m] ut seque[n]s ha bet pagella ...
Basel, Johann Froben, (colophon:) September 1520. 4to. With the title set within an elaborate woodcut frame, a smaller woodcut frame on the verso of the title page and the first page of the first text. Further with 9 woodcut decorated initials, woodcut headpieces, and a small woodcut illustration incorporating Froben's device on the last page. Modern gold-tooled half calf. 167, [1] pp. Full description

[POMARIUS (VALERIUS), Petrus]. Enchiridion medicum, dat is: een kort begrijp van den gantschen loop der medicyne.
Amsterdam, widow of Joost Broersz., 1659. 4to. Contemporary vellum. [4], 234, [2 blank] pp. Full description

PORTA, Giovanni Battista della. De hum. Physiognomonia … De humana physiognomonia libri IIII …
Vico Equense, Giuseppe Cacchi, 1586. Folio (32.5 x 23 cm). With a full-page engraved portrait of the author on the title page, set within an architectural frame incorporating animal and human heads, a full-page engraved portrait of the dedicatee, 85 engraved illustrations throughout, including four full-page plates, a woodcut diagram of a syllogism, and numerous woodcut historiated initials, headpieces, and tailpieces throughout. Contemporary vellum. [4], 265 (=272) pp. Full description

PORTAL, Paulus. De practyk der vroed'meesters, en vroed'vrouwen, of de wyse van een vrouw' te helpen in haar kinderbaren. Uyt de Franse in de Nederduytse tale overgeset.
Amsterdam, Timotheus ten Hoorn. 1690. 8vo. With an engraved portrait of the author facing the title page and 8 full-page engraved plates of embryos and a placenta. Contemporary vellum, purple library stamp on the front board. [1 blank], [23], 342, [7], [1 blank] pp. Full description

[PORTUGAL – PHARMACOPOEIA]. SANTO ANTONIO, Caetano de. Pharmacopea Lusitana reformada methodo pratico de preparar os medicamentos na fórma Galenica, & Chimica.
Lisbon, Monastery of São Vicente de Fóra, 1711. Small folio (29 x 21 cm). With engraved arms as fronstipiece. Modern sheepskin, gold-tooled spine. [28], 494, 29, [1 blank] pp. Full description

PORZIO, Luca Antonio. In Hippocratis librum de veteri medicina.
Rome, Angelo Bernabò, 1681. 12mo. With 4 illustrations on an engraved folding plate. Contemporary sheepskin parchment. [1], [1 blank], [4], 205, [1 blank], [16] pp. Full description

PORZIO, Simone. De coloribus oculorum.
Florence, Lorenzo Torrentino, 1550. 4to. With 2 large historiated engraved initials. Half vellum (ca. 1900). 57, [3 blank] pp. Full description

PRUYS van der HOEVEN, C., C.W.H. van KAATHOVEN, G. SALOMON. Geschiedverhaal van de cholera-epidemie te Leiden, in 1832.
Leiden, C.C. van der Hoek, 1833. Large 8vo. Publisher's printed wrappers. VIII, 224 pp. Full description