Bichat, Xavier. - 2 works. - Lot 168

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Bichat, Xavier. - 2 works. - Lot 168
Bichat, Xavier. - 2 works. 1/Des Membranes in general, and various membranes in particular. New edition, increased with a historical note on the life and works of the author by M. Husson. Paris, Méquignot-Marvis, Gabon, 1816. In-8, contemporary fawn half-calf with small vellum corners, triple gilt fillet on the boards, top cover torn off, jaws rubbed - 317 pp. Bichat is considered as the founder of modern hystology and pathology of body tissues, of which he was the first to establish the classification and distribution in the different organs. 2/ Physiological researches on life and death. Second edition. Paris, Brosson, Gabon, An X 1802. In-8, half tan basane with small vellum corners, smooth spine decorated, red morocco title page, yellow edges, spine split, upper headband fractured, large lack at the foot of the spine (Binding of the period) - [3 ff.], iv, 386 pp. Attached : Jurine, L. - Mémoire sur l'angine de poitrine, qui a remporté le prix au concours ouvert sur ce sujet par la Société de Médecine de Paris, le 31 octobre 1809, et qui fut adjugé le 2 février 1813. Paris, Geneva, Paschoud, 1815. In-8, contemporary bradel cardboard, smooth spine decorated with gilded fillets, black morocco title page - 362 pp. (misquoted 360). First edition. Louis Jurine (1751-1819) turned to medicine only after having studied literature, which probably explains the fluidity of his style. He practiced in his native Geneva while conducting research, and is considered one of the eminent Swiss physicians of his time. A good copy.
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