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MEAD, RICHARD. A Mechanical Account of Poisons. Folding engraved plate depicting oral anatomy of viper (lightly soiled in upper margin). [16], 183,
MEAD, RICHARD. A Mechanical Account of Poisons. Folding engraved plate depicting oral anatomy of viper (lightly soiled in upper margin). [16], 183, [1] pages. 8vo, modern 1/4 morocco; scattered light foxing. London: R. J. for Ralph Smith, 1702
- Notes: One of 2 editions published the same year of Mead's first book. "His purpose was to explain the effects poisons have on the body in accordance with the precepts of the Iatrophysical School... His essays cover various minerals, plants, noxious odors, and opium, as well as the viper, tarantula, and mad dog"--Heirs of Hippocrates 766.
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