Barker John 1708 1749 (2 results)

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12mo. pp. 2 p.l., lxvi, 426, [3]privilege. with half-title. contemporary mottled calf, gilt back (binding quite worn but solid, some light foxing & dampstaining). Second Edition in French. Oirginally published in English in 1743 under the title An Essay on the Agreement between Ancient and Modern Physicians, or a Comparison between the Practice of Hippocrates, Galen, Sydenham, and Boerhaave, Barker's treatise was translated into French by Dr. Schomberg and published in Amsterdam in 1749. This second French edition, prepared by Anne Charles Lorry, is considerably enlarged. Barker practised medicine in Salisbury and London, where he became physician to the Westminster Hospital. Shortly before his death he was appointed physician to His Majesty's army in the Low Countries. Blake p. 31. Wellcome II p. 100.…