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Printed by the first director of the Imprimerie Royale, with notes in Arabic and Syriac type

AL-SUYUTI, Abd al-Rahman ibn Abi Bakr. De proprietatibus, ac virtutibus medicis animalium, plantarum, ac gemmarum, tractatus triplex.
Paris, Sébastien et Gabriel Cramoisy, 1647. 8vo. With 2 woodcut headpieces, a woodcut tailpiece and woodcut decorate initials, plus decorations built up from arabesque typographic ornaments. Set in roman and italic type with a few words in Greek, Hebrew, Arabic and Syriac. Contemporary vellum with manuscript spine label (faded). [24], 179, [17] pp. Full description
€ 25,000
Islamic Art, Culture & Science Medicine & Pharmacy (17th Century) Pharmacy / Pharmacopaea
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The first important work on the history of Egyptian medicine

ALPINO, Prospero (Prosper ALPINI), and Jacob de BONDT (BONTIUS). De medicina Aegyptiorum, libri quatuor. & Iacobi Bontii In Indiis archiatri, De medicina Indorum. Editio ultima.
Paris, Nicolaus Redelichuysen, 1645. 2 parts in 1 volume. Small 4to (22.5 x 17.5 cm). Title-page printed in red and black; woodcut chapter initials, headpieces and tailpieces, 5 woodcut illustrations on integral leaves (3 full-page). Contemporary vellum, title in gold on red spine label. [11], 150, [25]; 39, [1] ff. Full description
€ 3,000
Iran / Persia Medicine & Pharmacy (17th Century) North Africa & Egypt
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Second edition (the first published in the Netherlands) of a pharmaceutical textbook
by the first professor of chemistry at Utrecht

BARCHUSEN, Joannes Conradus. Pharmacopoeus synopticus. Plerasque medicaminum compositions, ac formulas, eorumque dextram tam chemicam quam Galenicam conficiendi & componendi methodum exhibens. Quin et singular medicinae atque pharmaciae studiosis hac in arte precipuenecessaria demonstrans. Editio secunda, correcta ...
Utrecht, François Halma, 1696. 8vo. With engraved frontispiece showing the interior of an apothecary shop by Sluiter after J.G., Halmas woodcut device, head- and tailpieces and initials. Contemporary paper over thin boards. [16], 250, [6] pp. Full description
€ 1,950
Medicine & Pharmacy (17th Century) Pharmacy / Pharmacopaea
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Visiting and inspecting physicians and apothecaries in Copenhagen

BARTHOLIN, Thomas. De visitatione officinarum pharmaceuticarum programma [I - V].
Copenhagen, Daniel Paulli (parts 1-3); Matthias Godicchenius (parts 4-5), 1672-1676. 5 parts in 1 volume. 4to. With an individual title-page for each part , each with a small woodcut device, and a few woodcut initials. Contemporary blind-tooled stiff paper wrappers, spine reinforced with blank paper. 16; 20; 20; 12; 16 pp. Full description
€ 1,250
Medicine & Pharmacy (17th Century) Scandinavia
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Popular Dutch book of secrets, with over 1500 secrets

BATTUS, Carolus. Secreet-boeck van veele diversche en heerlijcke konsten in veelderley materien, met veel remedien tegen de innerlijcke en uytterlijcke gebreken der menschen. ... Verrijckt met verscheyden secreten van wijnen, verwen ende schrijf-konsten.
Amsterdam, Jan Jacobsz. Schipper, 1661. 12mo. Contemporary vellum. 573, [3] pp. Full description
€ 1,250
Alchemy Medicine & Pharmacy (17th Century) Wine / Viticulture
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Very rare edition of a popular work with over 1500 "secrets"

BATTUS, Carolus. Het secreet-boek vol heerlijke konsten. Als van de hooftstoffen in elks gebruik, vande gebreken, siekten en qualen der menschen, van tamme en wilde dieren ..., bloemen, kruiden en saden ..., van olien en salven te bereiden, van distileren en andere weetenschappen; met een aenhangsel verrijkt, uyt een groot getal Latijnsche, Italiaansche, Francoische, Hoog- en Neder-duitsche autheuren vergadert.
Leeuwarden, Hendrik Rintjes, 1694. 12mo. With a woodcut vignet on title-page. Contemporary vellum with boards partly folded over the edge, with manuscript short-title on spine. 573, [3] pp. Full description
€ 1,950
Agriculture Alchemy Animal Husbandry & Veterinary Medicine Gastronomy Medicine & Pharmacy (17th Century) Pharmacy / Pharmacopaea Wine / Viticulture
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Second augmented edition by François Verny of the very successful pharmacopoeia by Bauderon

BAUDERON, Brice, and François VERNY. La pharmacopée de Bauderon, revue, et exactement corrigée ... avec la réponse à l'Apologie de Mr. Jean Zwelfer ... & un examen des ingrediens de la confection d'Alkermes ...
Lyon, Jean Girin & Barthelemy Riviere, 1672. 4to. Title-page in red and black, woodcut title-vignette, woodcut headpieces and initials. Contemporary calf, gold-tooled spine, red sprinkled edges. [16], 534, [2], 416, [16] pp. Full description
€ 750
Medicine & Pharmacy (17th Century) Pharmacy / Pharmacopaea
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