Set of medical works. 1/ M. Desbois de... - Lot 182 - Crait + Müller

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Set of medical works. 1/ M. Desbois de... - Lot 182 - Crait + Müller
Set of medical works. 1/ M. Desbois de Rochefort. Cours élémentaire de Matière médicale, followed by a Précis de l'Art de formuler. Posthumous work. New edition, increased by an alphabetical table. Paris, Méquignon, 1793. 2 volumes in-8, fawn calf, smooth spines decorated, red edges - one cap frayed, corners dull, spidering, some foxing and dampening - viij, 414 pp. ; viij, 360 pp. 2/ Petrus Jonas Bergius. - Materia Medica e Regno vegetabili, sistens simplicia officinalia, pariter atque Culinaria. Edition secunda corrector. - Stockholm, Petri Hesselberg, 1782. 2 volumes in-8, fawn basane, ornate smooth spines, red edges - superficial spotting - xiv, 972 pp. (continuous pagination). Main work of Bergius, who was a student of Linnaeus, and a manual on natural medicines, compiled according to the sexual system of his master. The emphasis is on kitchen plants and for each medicinal and kitchen herb he describes in detail the appearance, properties and medicinal use. 3/ Nysten, P.-H. Dictionnaire de médecine, et des sciences accessoires à la médecine, avec l'etymologie de chaque terme; suivie de deux vocabulaires, l'un latin, l'autre grec. Paris, Brosson, 1814. In-8, fawn half-calf, smooth spine decorated, boards, edges and corners rubbed. Famous dictionary that the medical students of the 19th century called simply "the Nysten". 4/ Adelon . - Dictionary of medicine or general repertory of the medical sciences considered under the theoretical and practical reports. Second edition, entirely recast and considerably expanded. Paris, Béchet, 1832-1846. 28 volumes (out of 30, volumes 2 and 15 are missing) in-8, bound at the time in half tan leather, many worn bindings. 5/ - Broussais, F.-J.-V.- Histoire des Phlegmasies ou Inflammations chroniques, fondé sur de nouvelles observations de clinique et d'anatomie pathologique... Third edition, revised and increased with notes. Paris, Gabon, Crochard, 1822. 3 volumes in-8, bound in contemporary fawn half-calf, smooth spines decorated, red and green morocco titles and greefs, edges slightly rubbed - xxviij, 397 pp; [2 ff.], 668 pp; [2 ff.], 508 pp. Broussais' key word was "inflammation" and for him all pathological phenomena could be explained by the irritation and inflammation of tissues, especially those of the digestive tract. A good copy.
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