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Shire Library: Victorian Chemist and Druggist by W. A. Jackson (2008, Trade Paperback)
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About this product
Product Identifiers
PublisherBloomsbury Publishing USA
ISBN-100852635834
ISBN-139780852635834
eBay Product ID (ePID)458898
Product Key Features
Number of Pages32 Pages
Publication NameVictorian Chemist and Druggist
LanguageEnglish
Publication Year2008
SubjectAllied Health Services / Medical Technology, Industries / Pharmaceutical & Biotechnology, Pharmacology
TypeTextbook
Subject AreaBusiness & Economics, Medical
AuthorW. A. Jackson
SeriesShire Library
FormatTrade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height1 in
Item Weight15.9 Oz
Item Length8.3 in
Item Width5.9 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceTrade
TitleLeadingThe
Dewey Edition21
Series Volume NumberNo. 80
IllustratedYes
Dewey Decimal381.4/5/6151/0941
SynopsisAfter a brief historical introduction and a description of a Victorian chemist and druggist's shop, this book describes and illustrates many of the items used and sold there. Most of the dispensing equipment and containers for the drugs used are now obsolete and appear from time to time in antique shops and at collectors' fairs. Articles sold over the counter included medicines, perfumes and toiletries and a wide variety of objects used in the sickroom or nursery. The book also contains a chapter on medical and surgical instruments and will help in the identification of the medical bygones which were in everyday use in the nineteenth century.. About the author W. A. Jackson MSc is the Honorary Curator of Collections in the Medical School of the University of Manchester, After a historical introduction and a description of a Victorian chemist and druggist's shop, this book describes and illustrates many of the items used and sold there. Most of the dispensing equipment and containers for the drugs used are now obsolete and appear from time to time in antique shops. Articles sold over the counter included medicines, perfumes and toiletries and a wide variety of objects used in the sickroom or nursery. The book also contains a chapter on medical and surgical instruments.
LC Classification NumberHD9667.5
