Franckfurt und Leipzig, Ernst Ludwig Niedtens, 1723. 8vo. Contemp. full mottled calf. Corners bumped and with light wear, wear to spine ends and spine a little worn. Fronthinge cracking, but still holding Titlelabel with gilt lettering.. Engraved frontispiece, title printed in red/black. (14),496,(32) pp. A little browning to first ab. 10 leaves.
Scarce second, much enlarged, edition. After several years of medical practice Hellwig became town physician at Tennstädt, Thüringia. He wrote many books on medicine, pharmaceutical chemistry, and related subjects. He died 1712, and some of his works were issued under the pseudonym Valentin Kräutermann. - Wellcome III:240 (only listing an imcomplete 3rd edition) - Not in Duveen and not in Ferguson.
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