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No physical book will be shipped.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFIRST PUBLISHED: 1653 | \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTHIS EDITION: 1814  |  PDF LENGTH: 429 PAGES\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eDiscover the forgotten world of planetary herbalism, botanical magic and the ancient relationship between plants, medicine and the stars.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFirst written in the seventeenth century, Nicholas Culpeper’s \u003cem\u003eThe Complete Herbal\u003c\/em\u003e is one of the most remarkable works of traditional English herbalism. 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