[Wateson, George]. A Rich Storehouse, or Treasurie for the Diseased. Wherein are many approved medicines for divers and sundry diseases, which have beene long hidden, and not come to light before this time. First set forth for the benefit and comfort of the poorer sort of people, that are not of abilitie to go the Physicions. By G. W. And now seventhly augmented and inlarged by A. T. Practitioner in Physicke and Chirurgerie, London: Printed by Richard Badger, for Philemon Stephens and Christopher Meredith, 1630 [colophon at rear dated 1631], [12 leaves], 317p, with colophon to first and final leaf, some light browning mainly to outer margins, contemporary ink inscriptions to verso of title 'To the Right Honourable Sir James Pemberton', [probably copied from the head of the dedication leaf adjacent], 18th-century bookplate of George Edwards Librarian to the College of Physicians London, contemporary blind-paneled calf, some wear to outer corners, and upper cover detached, small 4to, together with Salmon (William). Pharmacopoeia Londinensis. Or, the New London Dispensatory..., 6th edition, corrected & amended, 1702, and Medicina Practica: or The Practical Physician: shewing the true method of curing the most usual diseases incident to humane bodies..., to which is added, the chymical works of Hermes Trismegistus, Kalid King of Persia, Geber King of Arabia, Artefius Longaevus the Jew, Roger Bacon, Nicholas Flammel's Hieroglyphiks, George Ripley's Marrow of Alchymie, and an account of their lives, London: Edmund Curll, 1707, some marks and second title with occasional ink annotations, first volume bound in contemporary calf, with 19th-century reback, second title bound in 19th-century calf, both somewhat worn with upper covers detached, 8vo Provenance: George Edwards (1694-1773), librarian to the College of Physicians London, naturalist and ornithologist, regarded as the father of British ornithology. Edwards was appointed Beadle to the College of Physicians London in 1733 (although he styled himself librarian of the College, as in the bookplate to this copy), a post he continued to hold until 1760. He was born in West Ham in 14694, and educated by local clergymen, and placed in business with a Mr Dod in Fenchurch street, where the library of Dr. Nicholas was kept, the contents of which became the young Edwards daily reading matter. Instead of going into business, he traveled widely on the continent and following which he made a living from sketches of animals. Taken up by James Theobald, F.R.S., he was introduced to Sir Hans Sloane. Between 1743 and 1751, he published A Natural History of Uncommon Birds in four volumes, with three subsequent volumes entitled Gleanings of Natural History issued between 1758-1764, the etchings for which were all made by the author. He was elected a member of the Royal Society in 1757. STC 23610; Welcome 6195; ESTC S107712.
[Wateson, George]. A Rich Storehouse, or Treasurie for the Diseased. Wherein are many approved medicines for divers and sundry diseases, which have beene long hidden, and not come to light before this time. First set forth for the benefit and comfort of the poorer sort of people, that are not of abilitie to go the Physicions. By G. W. And now seventhly augmented and inlarged by A. T. Practitioner in Physicke and Chirurgerie, London: Printed by Richard Badger, for Philemon Stephens and Christopher Meredith, 1630 [colophon at rear dated 1631], [12 leaves], 317p, with colophon to first and final leaf, some light browning mainly to outer margins, contemporary ink inscriptions to verso of title 'To the Right Honourable Sir James Pemberton', [probably copied from the head of the dedication leaf adjacent], 18th-century bookplate of George Edwards Librarian to the College of Physicians London, contemporary blind-paneled calf, some wear to outer corners, and upper cover detached, small 4to, together with Salmon (William). Pharmacopoeia Londinensis. Or, the New London Dispensatory..., 6th edition, corrected & amended, 1702, and Medicina Practica: or The Practical Physician: shewing the true method of curing the most usual diseases incident to humane bodies..., to which is added, the chymical works of Hermes Trismegistus, Kalid King of Persia, Geber King of Arabia, Artefius Longaevus the Jew, Roger Bacon, Nicholas Flammel's Hieroglyphiks, George Ripley's Marrow of Alchymie, and an account of their lives, London: Edmund Curll, 1707, some marks and second title with occasional ink annotations, first volume bound in contemporary calf, with 19th-century reback, second title bound in 19th-century calf, both somewhat worn with upper covers detached, 8vo Provenance: George Edwards (1694-1773), librarian to the College of Physicians London, naturalist and ornithologist, regarded as the father of British ornithology. Edwards was appointed Beadle to the College of Physicians London in 1733 (although he styled himself librarian of the College, as in the bookplate to this copy), a post he continued to hold until 1760. He was born in West Ham in 14694, and educated by local clergymen, and placed in business with a Mr Dod in Fenchurch street, where the library of Dr. Nicholas was kept, the contents of which became the young Edwards daily reading matter. Instead of going into business, he traveled widely on the continent and following which he made a living from sketches of animals. Taken up by James Theobald, F.R.S., he was introduced to Sir Hans Sloane. Between 1743 and 1751, he published A Natural History of Uncommon Birds in four volumes, with three subsequent volumes entitled Gleanings of Natural History issued between 1758-1764, the etchings for which were all made by the author. He was elected a member of the Royal Society in 1757. STC 23610; Welcome 6195; ESTC S107712.
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