Volume 2
Receipts for preparing and compounding the principal medicines made use of by the late Mr Ward. Together with an introduction, etc / [John Page].
- Page, John, 1699?-1779
- Date:
- 1763
Licence: Public Domain Mark
Credit: Receipts for preparing and compounding the principal medicines made use of by the late Mr Ward. Together with an introduction, etc / [John Page]. Source: Wellcome Collection.
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