An Essay on the Medicinal Nature of Hemlock in Two Parts. To which is annexed A Necessary Supplement on the Subject.

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Edinburgh: Printed by A. Donaldson and J. Reid 1762. Sm. 8vo. Orig. calf (rubbed). Spine with raised bands and morocco titling label (top and bottom edges rubbed and chipped). (280pp.). With 1 page of contemp. adverts. at back of book. Lacking fold. frontispiece and back end-paper. Former owners bookplate and pen marking on front end-paper. Some water staining not affecting text and toning on pages otherwise a good copy of the first complete English edition. NOTE: Hemlock belongs to the Carrot family Apiaceae and is highly poisonous. It was used historically as a sedative and to treat a number of other issues such as joint pain.