1937 Codex – French Pharmacopoeia
6th Edition – Decree of 21 February 1937
Volume I only
1937 Codex – French Pharmacopoeia
Published under the supervision of the Codex Commission by Imprimeries Oberthur in Rennes
Volume I only – Publisher’s hardback in full grey cloth.
6th Edition – Decree of 21 February 1937
Medallion embossed in black on the front cover (Ministry of National Education).
The flyleaf features a superb official engraved vignette of the ‘French Pharmacopoeia / RF (French Republic)’ dated 1937.
It depicts the traditional serpent of Asclepius coiled around a palm tree, amidst wild medicinal flora.
The text beneath the vignette is crucial: “Any copy not bearing the numbered label shall be deemed a counterfeit.” As the Codex had the force of law for the preparation of medicines, the State strictly controlled its distribution to authorised pharmacies and laboratories alone to prevent fraud.
Volume I: XXVIII + 623 pages
In good condition apart from the spine, which shows slight wear and tears at the top, as well as an old water stain or handling mark on the top cover, which is very common for a laboratory book.
The interior is in excellent condition; the paper is free from pinholes, and the inks (particularly the bright red of the label plates) have retained all their original vibrancy.
Dimensions: In-8 volumes: 24.5x16cm - Weight: 1.4Kg
Anatomical chart by Paulet and Sarazin
From the Traité d'anatomie topographique (Treatise on topographical anatomy)
Published in 1867-1870
Chromolithography
You buy 1 plate, not the whole set
De l'Homme et de la Femme (Of Man and Woman)
By M. de Lignac - Volume 3
Anatomy of procreation - 1779
Anatomie de L'Homme - 1831
Anatomy of Man
Volume 2 with its black and white Atlas - 99 lithography
By Dr Bourgery and the illustrator Jacob
Cours d'opérations de chirurgie, démontrées au Jardin Royal
Course of surgical operations, demonstrated in the Royal Garden
Published in 1751 in Paris, by d'Houry, sole printer and bookseller to Monseigneur le Duc d'Orléans
Fourth edition
Illustrated with numerous plates and engravings in the text, including the famous plate of Poor Malabou and her scrotal elephantiasis on page 112/113, which the author mentions on page 373.
Anatomical chart by Ludovic Hirschfeld drawn by Léveillé
From Traité et iconographie du système nerveux et des organes des sens de l'homme avec leur mode de préparation
Published in 1866
Lithography
You buy 1 plate, not the whole set
Dictionnaire Universel des Drogues Simples
Universal dictionnary of Simple Drugs
By Nicolas Lemery
An antique illustrated pharmacopoeia from 1727 - A Dutch pirated edition
Notebook – Order book from the Berthier Pharmacy in Paris
Writing on the first four pages only; the rest is blank
Le Jardin des Plantes
Description and habits of the mammals in the menagerie and the Natural History Museum
By Boitard - Antique book circa 1851
A beautiful snapshot of the museum and its garden in the mid-19th century, featuring interiors of the museum that no longer exist today.
Antique surgical board
From Benjamin Bell's Complete Course in Surgery, published in 1796
Bibliothèque Choisie de Médecine - Volume 8
Selected Library of Medicine
By François PLANQUE - 1750
Complete original edition with 10 fold-out plates
L'art de procréer les sexes à volonté - The art of procreating sexes at will
By Millot - With illustrated plates
Antique book from 1802 (Year X of the Republic) - Third edition
The author explains how to procreate boys and girls, and gives his recipes for treating sterility and malformations...
Le corps de l'Homme
Anatomical colour plates with cut-out superimposed leaves
By Edmond Perrier - Schleicher Frères & Cie Editeurs
No date, circa 1900
Bibliothèque Choisie de Médecine - Volume 6
Selected Library of Medicine
By François PLANQUE - 1749
Complete original edition with 5 fold-out plates
Bibliothèque Choisie de Médecine - Volume 16
Selected Library of Medicine
By François PLANQUE - 1761
Complete original edition with 10 fold-out plates
Antique surgical board
From Benjamin Bell's Complete Course in Surgery, published in 1796
L’Herbier des Demoiselles (1857) – A Comprehensive Treatise on Botany
L’Herbier des Demoiselles (1857) – Complete Treatise on Botany
At a time when botany was considered the ultimate art of living, this book taught young women, known as demoiselles, how to collect plants, classify flowers, and understand the mysteries of nature with a unique sensitivity.
Illustrated with numerous vignettes, many of them romantic in nature.
By Edmond Audouit
1937 Codex – French Pharmacopoeia
6th Edition – Decree of 21 February 1937
Volume I only
