"Containing names and chief synonyms, physical form and appearance, solubilities, percentage strengths and physiological effects, therapeutic uses, modes of administration and application, regular and maximum dosage, incompatibles, antidotes, precautionary requirements, etc., etc., of the chemicals and drugs usual in modern medical practice." - Title page.

"This facsimile of the first edition of the Merck Manual ... has been produced in celebration of the 100th anniversary of this not-for-profit publication." - Title page verso.

pt. I. The materia medica -- pt. II. Therapeutic indications for the use of the materia medica and other agents -- pt. III. Classification of medicaments.