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279 - A set of 4 works on practical medicine
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A set of 4 works on practical medicine 1/ - Helvétius. - A Treatise on the Most Common Diseases and the Remedies Suitable for Their Cure. New edition. Paris, Vve Le Mercier, 1739. 2 in-12 volumes bound in full contemporary calfskin, with decorated ribbed spines, red title and volume number labels – in Vol. I, the top cap is worn away, the joints are partly split and there is faint water damage to the upper margin of pp. 471–486 – [6 ff.], 501 pp., [24 pp.]; 482 pp. [21 pp.]. 2/ - Boerhaave, Herman. - Aphorisms… on the knowledge and treatment of diseases. Rennes, Widow of P.A. Garnier, 1738. Small 8vo, bound in full contemporary calfskin, ribbed spine, red title label – scuffs and punctures on the covers, top cap worn away, 4 wormholes at the bottom of the spine without damage to the text, faint water stain at the beginning and end of the volume – [4 ff.], 508 pp., [2 ff.]. 3/ - Tissot, [Samuel]. - Advice to the People on their Health. Third original edition, expanded by the author. Lyon: Benoit Duplain, 1767. 2 in-12 volumes bound as a single volume with continuous pagination, decorated ribbed spine, title label – xx pp. (the last unnumbered), 351 pp., [5 pp.], 353–693 pp., [3 pp.]. The most popular and widely read of medical books, which saw numerous reprints during the author’s lifetime and was translated throughout Europe. 4/ - Cornaro, Louis. - Advice on how to live a long life. Translated from the Italian … Paris, J. Le Febure, 1701. In-12, bound in full contemporary calfskin, ribbed spine, red title label – cap ends trimmed – [6 ff.], 156 pp.
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