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DE BAECQUE et Associés - Lyon

74 - (Dauphiné – Alps). NICOLAS (J.F.
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Estimate €40 - €60
Description
(Dauphiné – Alps). NICOLAS (J.F.). MEMOIRS ON THE EPIDEMIC DISEASES THAT HAVE PREVAILED IN THE PROVINCE OF DAUPHINÉ since the year 1780. Grenoble, Imprimerie Royale, 1786. In-8, [4]-225-[3] pages, red half-morocco, decorated ribbed spine (19th-century binding). FIRST EDITION. Jean-François Nicolas was the Duke of Orléans’s physician responsible for dealing with epidemics; here he presents an interesting treatise on the state of public health in the Dauphiné under Louis XVI. A very fine copy, entirely untrimmed.
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About the sale ANTIQUE AND MODERN BOOKS – MANUSCRIPTS – DAUPHINE – HAUTES-ALPES.
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Auction time 09/02/2026 at 2:00 PM
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