John Quincy — Lexicon Phyisco-Medicum: Or, a New Physical Dictionary; Explaining the Difficult Terms Used in the Several Branches of the Profession, and in Such Parts of Philosophy As Are Introductory Thereunto. To Which Is Added Some Account of the Things Signified by Such Terms: Collected from the Most Eminent Authors; and Particularly Those Who Have Wrote Upon Mechanical Principles

London, E. Bell, 1722. Leather. A scarce second edition of John Quincy's important and popular medical dictionary, a wonderful example of medicine on the early eighteenth century. A second edition of this scarce work, last seen at auction in 2003. This second edition was much altered and improved upon the first.ESTC citation number T120862. John Quincy's popular and thorough medical dictionary, an extensive lexicon on many branches of medical professions. The lexicon was a popular work being frequently reprinted for over one-hundred years, reaching a twelfth edition by 1802, and offers an interesting insight into the medical world as it was at the beginning of the eighteenth century.This dictionary was partly based on Bartholomew Castellus' lexicon, which had been published almost a century earlier.Five pages of adverts to the rear. In a full panelled calf binding. Externally, sound, with a little loss of leather to the boards and spine, mostly to the head of the rear board and tail of the spine. Light discolouration and marks to the boards and spine. Minor bumping to the extremities. Loss to the fore edge to the front board. Cracks to the joints. Hinges are a little strained but remain firm. Dampstain to the front paste down. Prior owner's ink inscription to the recto to the front endpaper. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are lightly age-toned and generally clean with some spots. Faint dampstain to the margins of the first few pages. Good Only . Ill.: None. Good Only .