Nicholas Culpeper / The English Physitian / First Hannah Sawbridge Edition, 1683

Description: The English Physitian Enlarged; with Three Hundred, Sixty and Nine Medicines, Made of English Herbs That were not in any Impression until this Author: Nicholas Culpeper; Hannah Sawbridge [publisher] Title: The English Physitian Enlarged; with Three Hundred, Sixty and Nine Medicines, Made of English Herbs That were not in any Impression until this Publication: London: Hannah Sawbridge / Tho. Malthus, 1683 Description: Very Good -. London: Printed for Hannah Sawbridge, and are to be Sold by Tho. Malthus at the Sun in the Poultrey, 1683. First Hannah Sawbridge Edition. Small octavo (17.5cm.); modern calf to style; [14],285,[18]pp.; [C2]-C8 D-M8 Q-2B8. (N.B.: Despite extensive errors in both pagination and signatures this copy conforms with descriptions in OCLC of both this edition and the 1681 George Sawbridge edition leading us to believe this copy is in fact complete). Textblock quite browned and leaves almost universally worn and aggressively trimmed along margins, long shallow loss (approx. 2x1") to leaf Q2 with rather extensive loss of text, as well as ragged trimming along fore-edge of leaf S2 with brief loss of text, remnants only of front free endpaper retaining an herbal concoction in a contemporary hand; also enhanced with a later (1756) ownership inscription on front flyleaf verso: "Sarah Stephenson her Book 1756 / Was her sisters Mary Bouchers." Overall a Good to Very Good copy in a fine new binding. The first edition of the posthumous works of Nicholas Culpeper to bear the imprint of Hannah Sawbridge, widow of George Sawbridge. Until his death in 1681 George Sawbridge had been a leading London publisher of medical treatises, described by his contemporary fellow-bookseller John Dunton as the "greatest bookseller that has been in England for many years." Sawbridge had already been an extensive purveyor of works by Nicholas Culpeper, including an edition of this title published in 1681. Following his death that same year Hannah Sawbridge oversaw the printing house and in the five years she was active, from 1681 until her death in 1686, she published fifty-two works, nearly all about medicine and botany. This copy retains the final leaf of publisher's advertisements at the end of the volume listing eleven works "lately Printed and to be Sold by Hannah Sawbridge." All pertain to health and medicine, including Culpeper's "A Directory for Midwives" and the "Philosophia Muturata: Containing the Practice and Operative part in gaining the Philosophers Stone."WING C-7512. Seller ID: 30214 Subject: 17th Century, England / English Writers, Food and Drink, Medicine, Nature / Natural History, Women, Women Printers Capitol Hill Books is a used bookstore located on historic Capitol Hill in Washington DC, with three floors of quality used books, first editions, and rare books. [Note: Our online inventory is stored and managed at a separate location from at our brick and mortar shop. If you have a question about an item listed online, please send a direct message here rather than calling the store so that we can make sure someone familiar with the item in question can respond.] Terms Books described only as First Editions are First Printings unless otherwise specified. All items are guaranteed to be as described or they may be returned within 30 days of receipt for a full refund. All orders ship within two business days. Standard mail is USPS Media Mail. Expedited and international shipping are also available (please contact for estimates). We offer combined shipping on multiple orders. This listing was created by Bibliopolis.

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