{"product_id":"culpepers-complete-herbal-nicholas-culpeper-1815-edition","title":"Culpeper's Complete Herbal, Nicholas Culpeper — 1815 Edition","description":"\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"5\" id=\"p-rc_b64746f3499055ec-313\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"5\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"citation-423\"\u003ePublication:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan class=\"citation-423 citation-end-423\"\u003e London, Richard Evans, 1815\u003csup class=\"superscript\" data-turn-source-index=\"1\"\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e \u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"6\" id=\"p-rc_b64746f3499055ec-314\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"citation-422\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"6\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"citation-422\"\u003eFormatting:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan class=\"citation-422 citation-end-422\"\u003e 4to, pp. vi, 398, [4].\u003csup class=\"superscript\" data-turn-source-index=\"2\"\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e \u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"7\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"7\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eCondition Report:\u003c\/b\u003e Fair. The book is bound in its original full calf, which has suffered heavy wear over the centuries, consistent with a frequently consulted household manual. The boards exhibit significant dark staining, heavy rubbing, and scuffing, though a blackened decorative border roll remains visible along the perimeters. The corners are severely bumped with the underlying board exposed, and the board edges are frayed. The spine is highly deteriorated, presenting with severe chipping and loss of leather to both the head and tail, alongside deep cracking and dryness. The joints are visibly split and tender, rendering the binding fragile, though the text block appears to hold together. Internally, plain teal endpapers mark the hinges. The frontispiece and title page are intact but display notable age-toning, marginal browning, and minor scattered foxing and edge wear.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"8\" id=\"p-rc_b64746f3499055ec-315\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"8\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eCatalogue Note: \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan class=\"citation-421\"\u003eThis 1815 printing of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci data-path-to-node=\"8\" data-index-in-node=\"38\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"citation-421\"\u003eCulpeper's Complete Herbal\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan class=\"citation-421 citation-end-421\"\u003e, published by Richard Evans in London, is a notable 19th-century reissue of the legendary 17th-century herbalist's magnum opus.\u003csup class=\"superscript\" data-turn-source-index=\"3\"\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan class=\"citation-420\"\u003ePrinted by J. Haddon of Tabernacle Walk, this exhaustive volume compiles the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci data-path-to-node=\"8\" data-index-in-node=\"270\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"citation-420\"\u003eComplete Herbal\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan class=\"citation-420\"\u003e alongside the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci data-path-to-node=\"8\" data-index-in-node=\"300\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"citation-420\"\u003eEnglish Physician Enlarged\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan class=\"citation-420\"\u003e and the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci data-path-to-node=\"8\" data-index-in-node=\"335\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"citation-420\"\u003eFamily Dispensatory\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan class=\"citation-420 citation-end-420\"\u003e, creating an ultimate compendium for diagnosing and treating ailments using native English flora.\u003csup class=\"superscript\" data-turn-source-index=\"4\"\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e \u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"9\" id=\"p-rc_b64746f3499055ec-316\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"citation-419 citation-end-419\"\u003eThe book features a finely engraved oval portrait frontispiece of Culpeper, bordered by his title \"Author of the Family Herbal\" and positioned above an engraved coat of arms and a globe.\u003csup class=\"superscript\" data-turn-source-index=\"5\"\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e While this edition was famously issued with hand-coloured plates illustrating over four hundred plants, it is the comprehensive textual guidance, detailing the astrological and medicinal virtues of herbs, that made it a staple in domestic life. Given its status as a heavily referenced working manual for household healthcare, surviving copies in their original contemporary bindings are increasingly scarce on the open market, as most were handled to the point of destruction or have since been entirely rebound. \u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"10\" id=\"p-rc_b64746f3499055ec-317\"\u003eNicholas Culpeper’s \u003ci data-path-to-node=\"10\" data-index-in-node=\"27\"\u003eComplete Herbal\u003c\/i\u003e remains one of the most historically significant and enduring texts in the realms of alternative medicine, botany, and astrology. First published in the mid-17th century, Culpeper radically broke away from the secretive, Latin-dominated medical establishment by cataloguing the healing properties of everyday plants in the English vernacular, effectively democratizing healthcare for the common person. \u003cspan class=\"citation-418\"\u003eThis expansive 1815 compendium not only details the physical and occult benefits of hundreds of herbs but includes his \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci data-path-to-node=\"10\" data-index-in-node=\"565\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"citation-418\"\u003eEnglish Physician\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan class=\"citation-418\"\u003e and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci data-path-to-node=\"10\" data-index-in-node=\"587\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"citation-418\"\u003eFamily Dispensatory\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan class=\"citation-418 citation-end-418\"\u003e, offering a captivating and immersive glimpse into historic apothecarial practices, natural remedies, and the realities of Regency-era home medicine.\u003csup class=\"superscript\" data-turn-source-index=\"6\"\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Broadhursts Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54163147489619,"sku":"4280","price":120.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0960\/1469\/6787\/files\/20260611_143148.jpg?v=1782982202","url":"https:\/\/broadhurstsbooks.com\/products\/culpepers-complete-herbal-nicholas-culpeper-1815-edition","provider":"Broadhursts Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}