Medical Flora, or Manual of the Medical Botany of the United States of North America.
Philadelphia: Atkinson & Alexander, 1828. 2 volumes, 100 charming full-page botanical wood-engravings printed in green ink. 8vo, original cloth-backed printed beige boards, cloth spines rubbed, untrimmed. Philadelphia: Atkinson & Alexander, 1828-1830. First Edition. A nice clean copy. "Rafinesque's most important work was his Medical Flora - which became the vade-mecum of the Botanic physicians. It must be remembered that medical treatment was at that time largely based on vegetable drugs and what Rafinesque sought was to write a medical botany..... More