Two treatises, by the honourable and truly learned Sir Kenelm Digby Knight. The one, Of Choice and experimented receipts in physick and chirurgery; as also cordial and distilled waters and spirits, perfumes, and other curiosities. The other, of cookery, with several ways for making of metheglin, sider, cherry-wine, &c. Together with excellent directions for preserving, conserving, candying, &c. Published by his son's consent

People / Organizations

• Kenelm Digby (Author)

Imprint

London: printed for H[enry]. Brome at the Star in Little Britain, 1669.

Added name

Cross, Thomas, active 1632-1682, engraver.; Digby, Kenelm, 1603-1665. Choice and experimented receipts in physick and chirurgery.; Digby, Kenelm, 1603-1665. Closet of the eminently learned Sir Kenelme Digbie Kt. opened.

Publication year

1669

ESTC No.

R175957

Grub Street ID

68660

Description

[8], 308, [12]; [4], 312, [12] p., [1] leaf of plates : port. ; 8°.

Note

Publisher's name from Wing (CD-ROM edition)

"Choice and experimented receipts in physick and chirurgery," has separate title page and pagination, with imprint "... for the author, 1668". "The closet of the eminently learned Sir Kenelme Digbie Kt. opened:" has separate dated title page and pagination, with imprint: "... by E.C. for H. Brome, ... 1669.". Both issued separately. Possibly a sofisticated copy?; Includes frontis. portrait of the author, possibly that of "The closet of the eminently learned Sir Kenelme Digbie Kt. opened:", signed: Cross sculpsit

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