Buchan - Poliniere - Médecine Domestique / Expériences de Phisique - 1736-1789

Unique lot. Domestic medicine, or A complete treatise on the means of preserving health, of curing & preventing diseases, by regimen & simple remedies ... by Guillaume Buchan, ... Paris, 1789. First two volumes of the work. Pp.(2), XXXII, 460; (2), 486; cm. 19 x 12. Interesting work with an exposition of the medical knowledge of the era written by the Scottish physician William Buchan (1729 – 1805). The discussion spans various diseases, choice of medicines, care of the person, etc. etc. In full contemporary leather; red cut edges; interior correct. Overall, beautiful preservation. Experiences de Phisique Par M. Pierre Poliniere. A Paris, Chez Ganeau, 1736. Tomo II dell’opera. Well preserved, fresh. Contemporary binding in full leather with some flaws; antique manuscript ex-libris on the front. Wide margins. Very interesting, with the description of a series of experiments (almost monographs) on electricity, preparation of liquids, light, foods, circulation of the blood, colors, writing, etc. etc. There are eight plates folded at the end (no. 12 – 19): some slight browning. Pp. (24), 382, (24); cm. 17 x 10

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