Medicus Euporistus Duodecim Medicamentorum Generalium Supellectile E Materia Passim Obvia Instructus .The Hague, Guillaume De Voys, 1711. With 1 Engraved Plate. Title-Page In Red And Black, With Woodcut Device. Contemporary Calf With Gold-Tooled Spine. Hertodt, Matthias Franciscus Ab.

[12], 9-170, [2] pp.First and only edition of a pharmaceutical work by Matthias Franciscus Hertodt (1647-1714). This book aims to give quick and simple remedies to some common diseases, and is intended for use on travels or in secluded areas; most diseases described are easily and cheaply cured by remedies from a general pharmacy. Also included are some more invasive therapies as bleeding and purging by laxatives, vomiting and sweating.Binding slightly chafed and cracked at hinges. Front flyleaf missing, pastedown at back partly separated. Otherwise a good copy.l Blake, p. 209; BMN I, p, 365; STCN (4 copies).