John Hunter - Traité de la maladie vénérienne - 1859
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Important nineteenth-century edition of one of the foundational texts of modern venereology. The original treatise by John Hunter (1728-1793), a Scottish surgeon and anatomist, is here presented again in the translation by G. Richelot, enriched with the essential notes and additions by Philippe Ricord (1800-1889).
This edition is historically significant because Ricord, nicknamed the 'Newton of syphilis', uses Hunter's text to refute some of its theories (such as the identity between gonorrhea and syphilis), steering the discipline toward the modern scientific method.
Work details
Author: John Hunter.
Editor's Note: Philippe Ricord (Surgeon at the Hôpital des Vénériens in Paris).
Title: A Treatise on Venereal Disease.
Edition: Third edition, revised, corrected and expanded.
Year: 1859.
Publisher: J.-B. Baillière et Fils, Paris.
Illustrations: Complete with 9 folded plates (Planches) inserted at the end of the book, which illustrate in great detail the pathological anatomy and the surgical instruments of the era (catheters, probes, etc.).
Conditions:
Binding: Original trade paperback. The front cover is detached and shows old amateur restorations with adhesive tape (scotch). The spine is partially missing.
Interior: The 9 folded plates are present and in good condition, as is the body of the text, which is solid and complete. Normal foxing and browning typical of the period are present.
Note: An excellent example for those interested in the iconographic apparatus or for those who wish to subject the volume to a professional binding restoration.
Important nineteenth-century edition of one of the foundational texts of modern venereology. The original treatise by John Hunter (1728-1793), a Scottish surgeon and anatomist, is here presented again in the translation by G. Richelot, enriched with the essential notes and additions by Philippe Ricord (1800-1889).
This edition is historically significant because Ricord, nicknamed the 'Newton of syphilis', uses Hunter's text to refute some of its theories (such as the identity between gonorrhea and syphilis), steering the discipline toward the modern scientific method.
Work details
Author: John Hunter.
Editor's Note: Philippe Ricord (Surgeon at the Hôpital des Vénériens in Paris).
Title: A Treatise on Venereal Disease.
Edition: Third edition, revised, corrected and expanded.
Year: 1859.
Publisher: J.-B. Baillière et Fils, Paris.
Illustrations: Complete with 9 folded plates (Planches) inserted at the end of the book, which illustrate in great detail the pathological anatomy and the surgical instruments of the era (catheters, probes, etc.).
Conditions:
Binding: Original trade paperback. The front cover is detached and shows old amateur restorations with adhesive tape (scotch). The spine is partially missing.
Interior: The 9 folded plates are present and in good condition, as is the body of the text, which is solid and complete. Normal foxing and browning typical of the period are present.
Note: An excellent example for those interested in the iconographic apparatus or for those who wish to subject the volume to a professional binding restoration.
Details
Number of Books
1
Subject
Medicine
Book Title
Traité de la maladie vénérienne
Author/ Illustrator
John Hunter
Condition
Fair
Publication year oldest item
1859
Height
22 cm
Edition
Other edition
Width
14 cm
Language
French
Original language
No
Number of pages
823
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