M. Fabre - Traité des Maladies Vénériennes - 1773

Rare edition of this medical work devoted to the study of venereal diseases such as syphilis and related illnesses -

The author offers a detailed description of the symptoms and the evolution of these diseases according to the knowledge of the 18th century -

He relies on clinical observation to analyze the different manifestations in patients. The treatise examines the supposed causes of these affections in the context of the medical theories of the time -

He gives significant weight to treatment methods, notably the use of remedies such as mercury. The work highlights the difficulties of diagnosis and the risks of complications. It emphasizes the need for rigorous and continuous management. The text also has a preventive dimension by mentioning risky behaviors -

M. Fabre - Traité des Maladies Vénériennes - 1773 - P. Fr. Didot le jeune -
586 Pages.

Condition of binding: good; the work in its full brown leather of the period, stains and wear from use, damaged spine with missing material, front hinge cracked but binding solid, headcaps cracked, corners worn, red edges, spine with raised bands, gilded titling on morocco inlay -

Good interior condition, light browning, drop caps, beautiful vignette on the title page, third edition revised, corrected and enlarged by the author, marbled endpapers -

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