STÖRCK, Anton von.
Libellus, quo demonstratur, stramonium, hyosciamum, aconitum non solum tuto posse exhiberi usu interno hominibus, verum & ea esse remedia in multis morbis maxime salutifera.
Naples, Benedicti Gessari, 1762. With 3 folding engraved plates.
With: (2) STÖRCK, Anton von. Supplementum necessarium de cicuta, ubi simul jungitur cicutae imago aere excusa.Naples, Benedicti Gessari, 1762. With a folding engraved plate. 2 works in 1 volume. 8vo. Contemporary vellum. [10], 7-99, [1]; 52 pp.
€ 500
Ad 1: Second(?) edition of a treatise on the medicinal properties of three plants (Datura, Hyoscyamus and Aconitum) by the Austrian physician Anton von Störck (1731-1803). Each plant is treated in a different chapter and each is shown in one of the engraved plates.
Ad 2: Second edition of a description of the poisonous plant Cicuta, also by Von Störck and often found together with ad 1. From 1764 onwards Von Störck served as physician of Maria Theresa, Empress of the Holy Roman Empire. He is best known for his treatment of diseases with poisons and had a great influence on Hahnemann, founder of homeopathy.
Some foxing, otherwise in good condition. Cf. Stafleu & Cowan 13158; not in Hunt; Pritzel.
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