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A84654 [Pharmako-basanos]: or, The touch-stone of medicines. Discovering the vertues of [brace] vegetables, minerals, & animals, by their tastes & smells. : In two volumes. / By Sir John Floyer ... Floyer, John, Sir, 1649-1734. 1687-1690 (1690) Wing F1388A; ESTC R7125 262,701 788

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