Lot n° 877

SALGUES, Jacques Barthélemy Des erreurs et des préjugés répandus dans la société. Tome premier (- troisième). e.a., 1811-1813Paris,F. Buisson,3 parts: xviij-564, xj-[1]-442, xj-[1]-468 pp. [bound with] RICHERAND, Balthasar Anthelme – Des...

Estimation : 120 / 180
Adjudication : Invendu
Description
erreurs populaires relatives à la médecine. Paris, Crapelet for Caille & Ravier, 1810, vj-234 pp., 2 works in 2 vols, 8vo, cont. green vellumcovered boards (1 joint starting to split), gilt flat spines with red labels, sp. edges. (paper age-toned, occ. spotting, 1st half-title loosening). Good copy.
1. Rare collection of essays on popular topics and beliefs by J.B. Salgues (1760-1830). Pt. 1 in 2nd ed., 2-3 in 1st. Some subjects: “songes”, “du Phénix”, “Mer morte – Pomme de Sodome – Femme de Loth” [1], “Nostradamus”, “Nègres”, “pluies de petits pois” [2], “L’intelligence des femmes”, “Des dindons et des jésuites”, “Accouchemens extraordinaires”, “mémoire artificielle”, “les Templiers” [3]. Armorial bookpl. Comte de Robersart. Bookseller’s stamp. Ref. BnF. BL. 2. Similar work on medical topics by Richerand (1779-1840), in 1st ed. Ref. Wellcome IV:522. BnF. Not in BL. 
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