BONET, THÉOPHILE. 1620-1689.


A Guide to the Practical Physician... ... to which is added an appendix concerning the office of a physician. London: Printed for Thomas Flesher, 1684. Folio (337 x 213 mm). Half-title, printed in double columns. Contemporary mottled calf, spine elaborately gilt, some rubbing and light wear. Some minor browning and staining. Provenance: John Gordon 16th Earl of Sutherland (1660-1733) (armorial bookplate on verso of title page); William Lord Strathnaver, the son of John Earl of Sutherland (signature on the title page).First edition in English. Also know as the Mercurius, this guide brought together in one place a summary of opinion from ancient to current times in a form susceptible of correction and improvement as new knowledge accrued. It is organized like a dictionary. Each book is devoted to diseases that begin with a specific letter. Bonet discusses signs and symptoms that relate to cardiovascular diseases, such as aneurism, apoplexy, dropsy, palpitation, and shortness of breath. Krivatsy 1506; Wing B-3591.