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PORTAL, ANTOINE, Observations sur la nature et sur le Traitement de la Rage....
Yverdon ...et Paris: P. Fr. Didot le jeune... and Méquignon l'aîné, 1779. (MEDICINE) First Edition. 12mo. xii, 130, (2) pp. Contemporary quarter leather and boards (slightly rubbed), fine copy bound with two other titles (see below). NLM 18th-C., p. 359. ¶ Rare treatise on Rabies by this surgeon, physician (1742-1832), and author of several medical treatises, including a six volume History of Anatomy and Surgery (Paris, 1770-73). Bound with two other works: (2) Levret, André (1703-1780). Observations sur l'Alaitement des Enfans...132pp. 8vo, Paris: Chez Méquignon, 1781. First Edition. Rare work by this obstetrician and pediatrician, who according to Garrison-Morton, "improved the obstetric forceps, [and] was a famous teacher in Paris." Not in NLM; not in NUC nor RLIN. (3) Maret, Hugues (1726-1786). Mémoire dans lequel on cherche à déterminer quelle influence les mÏurs des François ont sur leur santé...(4), 159, (3) pp. 8vo, Amiens: chez la veuve Godard, 1772. First Edition. NLM 18th-C., p. 287. Fascinating essay on a subject much in the news today
Offered for US$ 1000.00 by: James Cummins Bookseller - Book number: 10470