Author: Zeviani, Giovanni Verardo [1725 - 1808]
Title: METODO CIRCA L'Uso DELLA PURGA E DEL SALASSO Del Dottor Giovanni Verardo Zeviani
Description: Napoli: Presso Vincenzo Manfredi, 1775. 1st edition. Period full vellum with hand-inked title lettering to spine crown. Red speckled edges. 160 pp (including Index). Head- tailpieces. Decorative initial capital letters. 8vo: A - K^8. 7-1/4" x 4-1/2". Small worm hole to spine, with corresponding evidence of same to front paste-down. Occasional bit of foxing & staining to paper. Lacks rfep. Still, a VG+ copy. Scarce title from this well-known Italian physician, who is perhaps best remembered today for his work with infants, identifying the correlation between illness & baptism in cold water. OCLC records just 5 holdings, of which but 2 are in the US.

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