A TREATISE OF VENERAL DISEASES IN NINE BOOKS; Containing an Account of the Origin, Propagation, and Contagion of this Distemper. (continues,) 2 vols. in one.

ASTRUC, John

Verlag: W.Innys and J.Richardson, C.Davis, J.Clarke, R.Maney, and H.S.Cox, London, 1754

Beschreibung

Astruc is billed as 'Physician to his present Majesty the King of France' and this 'Translated from the last Latin Edition printed in Paris' (but no translator given); the full title text continues: 'As also of the Nature, Cause and Cure of all Veneral Diseases whether Local or Universal. Together with a short Abstract of the Lives of the Authors who have wrote on those Diseases, and a List of their Works'. xiv+(18, Advertisement and contents)+404+338 (no ills but 11 Chinese characters pp.284-5 Vol.2); front pastedown has ex-libris plate of Robert Mowbray ('Member of the National Book League'), No major internal faults, some creasing to endpapers and front blank fly, endpapers have some browing to edges offset from facing binding, top edge inevitably dust darkened. Binding firm and undamaged but rubbing to edges and in a few places to boards, light panelled spine has good gilt-on-red label, rubbed to top and joints, esp.front joint, with some surface ageing. Very scarce. Size: 22 cms x 27 Cms. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 011494

Bibliografische Details

Titel: A TREATISE OF VENERAL DISEASES IN NINE BOOKS...

Verlag: W.Innys and J.Richardson, C.Davis, J.Clarke, R.Maney, and H.S.Cox, London

Erscheinungsdatum: 1754

Einband: full leather, spine lighter

Zustand: VG for age

Auflage: 1st English.