A botanic guide to health and the natural pathology of disease / [Albert Isaiah Coffin].
- Albert Isaiah Coffin
- Date:
- 1846
Licence: Public Domain Mark
Credit: A botanic guide to health and the natural pathology of disease / [Albert Isaiah Coffin]. Source: Wellcome Collection.
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