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THE WORKING MAN'S MODEL FAMILY BOTANIC GUIDE

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1891

Overview

Faded black linen hard cover with gold lettering. Three stud or lace holes on front and back cover. 296 pages, illustrated, index, recipe for tea inside rear cover. Embellished with engravings of the human body and herbs used in the botanic practice. Thirteenth Edition. Sticker and stamp inside front cover ( Professer Waterhouse, Herbal Specialist, Melbourne). Photo of William Fox M.D. facing page to introduction.

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cwa-org-51-B2004.19

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FOX, William (M.D.)

Keywords

Medical-botanic Practice

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Statement of significance

Being an exposition of the Botanic System, giving a clear explicit explanation of the botanic practice, the cause, cure, and the prevention of disease.

Albany Historical Society Inc

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