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1546 - Medicine – Urology
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Estimate €200 - €300
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Medicine – Urology Davache de la Riviere, Jean A Treatise on Urine, in which, according to the experience of the most renowned physicians—both ancient and modern—the various types of constitution, the prevailing humours, and the origins of the diseases of every individual are examined... (Included:) Helvetius, (J.A.), Treatise on the most commonly occurring diseases, and specific remedies for them... 2 volumes. Regensburg, Gastel, 1744. Small 8°. 8 leaves, 245 pages, 14 leaves, 11 leaves, 342 pages, 13 leaves. (Modern) paperbacks with Kibitz paper covers and a red spine label with gold embossing. First German edition. - - VD18 1146884X. - Catalogue of the Josephinische Bibliothek, Vienna, nos. 159 and 296. - Blake lists only the French edition. - One of the most popular works from the flood of positive urine analysis literature of the time. - The work by the Dutch physician Jean Adrien Helvetius, printed as a supplement, lists general health guidelines as well as the most common illnesses, and provides advice and prescriptions for them. As a ‘cure for asthma’, for example, he recommends smoking tobacco! - Title on the inner spine glued to the endpaper (2 letters affected); right margin (as on the last leaf) frayed; partly slightly wavy due to storage marks or moisture stains; some leaves with ink smudges. This lot is subject to standard tax. A 24.95% buyer’s premium is payable on the hammer price, and 7% (Books and Art) or 19% VAT (Manuscripts, Screenprints, Offset Prints, Photographs) is payable on the final invoice amount within the European Union. This lot is subject to standard taxation. A 24.95% buyer’s premium applies to the hammer price, and 7% (books and art) or 19% VAT (manuscripts, screen prints, offset prints and photographs) applies to the final invoice amount within the European Union.
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