A short discourse concerning pestilential contagion, and the methods to be used to prevent it. By Richard Mead, M.D. fellow of the College of Physicians, and of the Royal Society

People / Organizations

• Richard Mead (Author)

Imprint

London : printed for Sam. Buckley in Amen-Corner, and Ralph Smith at the Royal-Exchange, 1720. The second edition.; ..

Publication year

1720

ESTC No.

T132088

Grub Street ID

181039

Description

[8], 59, [1] p. ; 8°.

Note

The ornaments before p. 16 are those used by William Bowyer; the typography changes from p. 17

Printed by William Bowyer

The third-sixth "editions" are reimpressions, with some resetting and minor textual changes; some copies mix sheets from different impressions

Signatures: A-H]4 I]2

Signatures from Maslen & Lancaster.

Uncontrolled note

Not a reissue in any way of the first edition