Tax, Medicines and the Law: From Quackery to Pharmacy

by Chantal Stebbings

Book Overview

In 1783, a stamp duty was imposed on proprietary or 'quack' medicines. These largely useless but often dangerous remedies were immensely popular. The tax, which lasted until 1941, was imposed to raise... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1108716997
• ISBN13: 9781108716994
• Release Date: December 2018
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 256 Pages
• Weight: 0.77 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.0" x 9.0"