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Paris: J.-B. Bailliere et fils..., 1861. 8vo, xxi, (1), 416pp, 114 text illus. Amateurishly bound in crimson leatherette (light wear at extremities), spine lettered in gilt, orig. printed wrappers preserved, else nearly fine, fresh copy. ¶ First French Edition of 'one of the most important books in the history of medicine and the foundation stone of cellular pathology' (Garrison & Morton). Dibner 132. G-M 2299. Heirs of Hippocrates 1013. Horblit 99. Norman Library 2156. Osler 1624. Printing and the Mind of Man 307c. Waller 9996.

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