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737 - Traité de la lithotomie ou De l'extraction de la pierre hors…

Estimation 150 € - 200 €

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Traité de la lithotomie ou De l'extraction de la pierre hors de la vessie, avec les figures. Cinquième édition. Revûë, corrigée & augmentée par l'auteur. 12mo; 18 pl. (text n.c., occ. foxing, cancel correcting a word on p. 3). - Treatise on bladder calculi (1st 1682) by F. Tolet (1647-1724). Ill. with the author's portrait, 18 full.-page engr. on 17 ff. and in-text representing surgical instruments, examples of different kinds of calculi, surgical procedures, etc. The technique of stone surgery was learned through apprenticeship. The methods were strictly kept secret until Tolet wrote down his experiences. - Prov. Paul Chevallier (ms. entry).

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Date 25/06/2026 à 13h00

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