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1557 - Medicine – Urology
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Estimate €200 - €300
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Medicine – Urology Magendie, François Physiological and medical investigations into urinary calculi, their causes, symptoms and treatment, together with some observations on diet and behaviour for those who have been cured of urinary stones. Adapted from the second French edition by F. L. Meissner. With 1 colour copperplate. Leipzig, A. Loehnhold, 1830. 1 folio, X, 155 pp. Contemporary paperback with a spine label. First German edition. – Hirsch-H. IV, 28 – Bibliography of Foreign Literature for Practical Med. Vol. 14. – Magendie (1783–1855) “is the principal founder of the modern experimental school, not only in physiology but also in pathology and pharmacology (H.-H.). - ‘German physicians generally pride themselves on a rational approach to treating the forms of disease known to date; yet no method could be more empirical than that hitherto followed in Germany for the treatment of kidney stones. For this reason, we must regard Magendie’s treatise as a great enrichment of medical literature” (Foreword by the renowned Leipzig physician Meissner). – Ex-libris on the inside cover. 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, screen prints, offset prints, photographs) is payable on the final invoice amount within the European Union. This work is subject to the standard margin scheme. 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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About the sale Valuable books, prints, historical photographs
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Auction time 10/24/2026 at 10:00 AM
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