Hardbound textbook without illustrations on materia medica and pharmacy for medical students; title of book with authors' names stamped in gold on front cover; handwritten notes throughout pages of book and end papers; 128 pages followed by a five page index at back of book.
Hardbound textbook without illustrations on materia medica and pharmacy for medical students; title of book with authors' names stamped in gold on front cover; handwritten notes throughout pages of book and end papers; 128 pages followed by a five page index at back of book.
Number Of Parts
1
Provenance
Belonged to donor's family friend Dr. Everett Franklin Ward.
On front and back endpapers and through pages of book: handwritten notes; printed on frontispiece: "A TEXT-BOOK // OF // MATERIA MEDICA AND // PHARMACY // FOR MEDICAL STUDENTS // BY // V.E. HENDERSON, M.A., M.B., C.P. LUSK, M.D., C.M., // Lecturer in Pharmacy and Pharmacology Demonstrator in Pharmacy // IN THE UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO // TORONTO: // THE UNIVERSITY PRESS."
Permanent Location
Storage Room 2005
2005-3
Length
23.5 cm
Width
15.5 cm
Depth
1.0 cm
Unit Of Measure
centimeters
Dimension Notes
Length 23.5 cm X Width 15.5 cm X Depth 1.0 cm
Condition Remarks
Shows major wear on front and back cover; front and back cover is stained and scratched; handwritten notes written on pages throughout book and end pages; stains on pages and page edges; pages detaching from spine; two pages taped together
Copy Type
original
Reference Types
Website
Reference Comments
"Materia Medica," Medical Author: William C. Shiel Jr., MD, FACP, FACR, Medicine Net. https://www.medicinenet.com/script/main/art.asp?articlekey=26068
Research Facts
Materia medica is a Latin term (meaning medical material) which refers to the study of drugs used in the treatment of disease, including pharmacology and the history and physical and chemical properties of drugs.