Author: Pierre-Francoise-Guillaume Boullay
Title: Dissertation Sur L&Apos;Histoire Naturelle Et Chimique de la Coque Du Levant (Menispermum Cocculus). Examen de Son Principe Veneneux Considere Comme Alcali Vegetal, Et D&Apos;Un Nouvel Acide Particulier a Cette Semence
Description: Paris, L. Coas, 1818. Disbound. A very scarce French thesis on the Levant hull, a plant growing only in tropical Asia, which grows a fatal fruit. Written by Pierre-Francoise-Guillaume Boullay. A very scarce work. In the original French. Collated, complete. Collated from Jisc from a copy held at the Wellcome Library. Disbound. A fascinating work on natural history, discussing the Levant hull. The Levant Hull, or la coque de Levant, is a species of climbing shrub from the Menispermaceae family, native to tropical Asia. The fruits of the plant cause dizziness, vomiting, seizures, and muscle spasms, possibly being fatal if eaten in high doses. This work examines the shrub, and the fruit it grows. Written by Pierre-Francoise-Guillaume Boullay, a French pharmacist and chemist. He was a chemistry preparer for Louis-NIcolas Vauquelin, and ran his own pharmacy. He directed the Academy of Medicine in 1834. He is known for being the first to transform alcohol into ether. Disbound. Externally, the outer leaves are lightly age-toned with the odd spot. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are lightly age-toned with the odd light spot. Small puncture marks to the gutter. Good . Ill.: None. Good .

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