on flatulence
COMBALUSIER, François de Paule.
Pneumato-Pathologia seu tractatus de flatulentis humani corporis affectibus...
Paris: Joannes de Bure, 1747.
8vo (164 × 95 mm.), pp. [ii], xliii, [iii], 536, [2] (errata). Woodcut head- and tailpieces. Contemporary mottled calf, panelled spine with 5 raised bands, gilt, red morocco label, red edges. Joints slightly rubbed, head of spine chipped with minor loss, one corner with very minor wear. A very nice copy, if not a very nice subject.
First edition of this Parisian physician's first book, a treatise on the causes of flatulence. It was translated into French in an edition of 1754.
Blake 96; Wellcome II, 376.
£275.00
US$546.09*
* Given as a guide only. Based on an exchange rate of £1 = US$1.985799 for the day 25 July 2008 but liable to fluctuate.
25 July 2008