A curious herbal, containing five hundred cuts, of the most useful plants, which are now used in the practice of physick. Engraved on folio copper plates, after drawings, taken from the life. By Elizabeth Blackwell. To which is added a short description of ye plants; and their common uses in physick.

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Title A curious herbal, containing five hundred cuts, of the most useful plants, which are now used in the practice of physick. Engraved on folio copper plates, after drawings, taken from the life. By Elizabeth Blackwell. To which is added a short description of ye plants; and their common uses in physick.
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Signed Author By Elizabeth Blackwell.
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Self-published No
Volumes 2
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Date of Publication 1737
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Edition Number 1
Date of First Publication 1737
Imprint Printed for Samuel Harding in St. Martin's Lane.
Colophon
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Location of Printing London GB
Format Folio (fo)
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Notes Non-standard pagination. Pages are not numbered in either volume. There are approximately 324 pages in the first volume and 322 pages in the second volume.
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Originally published in weekly instalments.
Hand-Verified No
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Blackwell, Elizabeth. A curious herbal, containing five hundred cuts, of the most useful plants, which are now used in the practice of physick. Engraved on folio copper plates, after drawings, taken from the life. By Elizabeth Blackwell. To which is added a short description of ye plants; and their common uses in physick.The Women's Print History Project, 2019, title ID 23938, https://womensprinthistoryproject.com/title/23938. Accessed 2025-10-25. 

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