Mead, Richard. Monita et praecepta medica. 5 Bl., 174 S. Leather d. C. (breath and toast) with gold-embossed RSchild and gold-plated gold-plating. Hamburg and Leipzig, Grund and Holle, 1752. See Hirsch-Hübotter. IV, 142. ==References== Edition of 1754). Poggendorff II, 98. Eimas, Heirs of Hippocrates 771. – Probably second edition. The first edition was published in Venice in 1751 in the Office of Storti. "Mead's text of medicine covers a wide range of subjects: fevers, diseases of the skin, mental derangements, cardiovascular diseases, gastrointestinal complexes, apoplexy, affiliations of the eyes, and gynaecological problems." Richard Mead (1673-1754) was an English doctor and practiced for the king, among others. Due to paper browned as well as sticky and damp stained.