A new and accurate system of natural history [electronic resource] : Containing, I. The history of quadrupedes, including amphibious animals, frogs, and lizards, with their propertics and uses in medicine. II. The history of birds, with the method of bringing up those of the singing kind. III. The history of fishes and serpents, including sea-turtles, crustaceous and shell-fishes; with their medicinal uses. IV. The history of insects, with their properties and uses in medicine. V. The history of waters, earths, stones, fossils, and minerals; with their virtues, properties, and medicinal uses: to which is added, the method in which linnŭs has treated these subjects VI. The history of vegetables, as well foreign as indigenous, including an account of the roots, barks, woods, leaves, flowers, fruits, seeds, resins, gums, and concreted juices; as also their properties, virtues, and uses in medicine; together with the method of cultivating those planted in gardens. By R. Brookes, M.D. author of The general practice of physic. In six volumes.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Brookes, R. (Richard), active 1721-1763.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Natural history.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (6v. )

Other Title:

New and accurate system of natural history

Place of Publication:

London : Printed for J. Newbery, at the Bible and Sun in St. Paul's Church-Yard, MDCCLXIII. [1763]

Notes:

The first volume has an additional titlepage: 'The natural history of quadrupedes'.

Subsequent volumes have no collective titlepage - The text is apparently identical to T131870, the difference being the collective titlepage.

Edited and introduced by Oliver Goldsmith (MH-H).

Reproduction of original from "Department of Special Collections, Kenneth Spencer Research Library, University of Kansas".

Cited in:

Roscoe, A61 (1)

English Short Title Catalog, N47541.

OCLC:

508226579