BOERHAAVE, HERMAN (1668-1738) / SAMBER, ROBERT (1633-1729) - TRANSLATOR — Method of Studying Physick Containing what a physician ought to know in relation to the nature of bodies... Written in Latin by the learned Hermann Boerhaave, Now Professor of Physick in the University of Leyden. Translated into English by Mr. Samber

London : Printed by H. P. for C. Rivington .. B. Creake .. and J. Sackfield, MDCCXIX [ 1719 ] . 0. A very good full leather binding. First English edition. 8vo.[44pp.]/pp.331/[32pp.] . Contemporary brown calf boards, rebacked at some time in the past, preserving the original leather title label. Edges rubbed and bumped. Endpapers toned and soiled. Purple library stamp to half-title and main title-page: "Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland Library". Clear English text on lightly toned paper. A well preserved copy of this important work. Referenced by: ESTC T114547 ** "Herman Boerhaave, (31 December 1668 – 23 September 1738) was a Dutch botanist, Christian humanist and physician of European fame. He is regarded as the founder of clinical teaching and of the modern academic hospital and is sometimes referred to as "the father of physiology," along with his pupil Albrecht von Haller. He is best known for demonstrating the relation of symptoms to lesions and, in addition, he was the first to isolate the chemical urea from urine. His motto was Simplex sigillum veri; Simplicity is the sign of truth.." - See Wikipedia . *** Robert Samber was born in 1682 around Lymington, Hampshire, England. He faced many disadvantages as he was a younger son in a Catholic family when Protestantism had taken hold of England which limited his career choices. After considering joining the clergy, he began a literary career. Samber authored several documents and include "Treaties on the Plague" which gives instructions on how to prevent and mitigate the spread of the plague..Among his non-Masonic translations is Charles Perrault's "Histories and Tales of Long Ago, with Morals", which later became known as "Tales of Mother Goose" which contain tales such as "Sleeping Beauty," "Little Red Riding Hood," "Cinderella," "Puss in Boots," and other children's stories." - See 'Travelin Templar' .