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"The American Journal of Pharmacy, published by authority of the Philadelphia College of Pharmacy, Philadelphia"
PROCTOR, WIlliam. (SIGNED) Carson, Joseph and Robert Bridges, editors.
Published by Printed by Merrihew and Gunn, Philadelphia` 1839
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Hardcover. Condition: Good. Carson, Joseph and Robert Bridges, editors. The American Journal of Pharmacy, published by authority of the Philadelphia College of Pharmacy, Philadelphia, 1839. New series, volume IV, vi, 356pp, (8), (2)pp., 2 folding plates of medicinal plants, hand colored. Rebind in library cloth. Ex-library, with… a few scant marks. GOOD solid copy. __+__ This volume is signed by William Proctor Jr., large and bold on the front free flyleaf. Proctor is widely seen as the "father of American pharmacy". Proctor contributions a paper to this volume, "Observations on some Camphoriferous Essential oils, and on the resins evolved from some of the volitile oils, by their reaction with sulphuric acid (pp 17-24). __+__ "William Procter Jr. was an American pharmacist. He graduated from the Philadelphia College of Pharmacy in 1837. He is known for his role in establishing the American Pharmacists Association and his work on the United States Pharmacopeia. He was the author/editor of the first pharmacy textbook published in America."-_Wikipedia Proctor is widely recognized as "the father of American Pharmacy"--"Histories: Professor William Proctor ~ Father Of Pharmacy: House Of Proctor Genealogy.
