Austin: University of Texas Press, 1985. First edition. Hardcover. vg. 8vo. xviii, 298pp. Brown cloth with red lettering on spine in original illustrated dust jacket. Frontispiece. Thesis on pharmacy and medicine by Ancient Greek physician, Pedanius Dioscorides. His 5-volume encyclopedia "De Materia Medica" about herbal medicine was written in the first century and widely read for more than 1,500 years. Illustrated with few b/w reproductions of photographs. Very minor creasing and staining to parts of dj edges. Very good condition. No. 3 of "History of Science Series."

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Bookseller: Eric Chaim Kline - Bookseller (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 32130
Title: Dioscorides on Pharmacy and Medicine
Author: Riddle, John M
Format/Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Used - vg
Quantity Available: 1
Edition: First edition
Publisher: University of Texas Press
Place of Publication: Austin
Date Published: 1985
Keywords: ancient medicine, ancient greek physicians, ancient herbal medicine, Ancient greek botanists, ancient greek pharmacologists

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