Histoire naturelle de la Santé et de la Maladie by Raspail - Antique book of 1869 - Volume I

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Histoire naturelle de la Santé et de la Maladie (Natural History of Health and Disease) 

By Raspail

Volume I - Third edition

Book of 1869

Description

Histoire naturelle de la Santé et de la Maladie (Natural History of Health and Disease) - 1869

Volume I

Third edition

By Raspail who develops his medical theory, both social and therapeutic, based on
on hygiene and medication for the working classes, scientific knowledge and analysis.
"To make medicine and pharmacy accessible to all intelligences and to all purses."
he writes. His texts are embellished with numerous anecdotes which make it a very interesting
interesting to read. He also exposes his quarrels with the medical profession which he castigates veritably...

Followed by an atlas of 19 plates engraved on steel at the end of the book. Plate 17 in colors.

343 pages

Dimensions: 24 x 17cm.

Half leather binding - Spine in leather with gilt titles.

Interior with some foxing and stains.

Be careful always to get back into the context of the time by flipping through it, because you will inevitably come across terms now forbidden because racist, insulting, derogatory or offensive, remember that the time was not the same.