Piorry - De la Percussion Médiate - 1828
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Rare first edition of the fundamental treatise on medical diagnosis in which Pierre-Adolphe Piorry (1794-1879) introduces the invention of the plessimeter and the technique of mediated percussion. A work of primary importance for the history of medicine, which earned its author the Montyon Prize.
Cf. Garrison / Morton, 2675.
Piorry, De la percussion médiate et des signes obtenus à l'aide de ce nouveau moyen d'exploration, dans les maladies des organes thoraciques et abdominaux, Paris, J. S. Chaudé et J.-B. Baillière, 1828.
Pp.: X, 336. COMPLETE, with 2 folded plates out of text engraved in copper by Ambroise Tardieu.
A specimen with plates in overall good condition, with slight foxing and damp stains. Usual signs of use and time, with small tears and creases to the plates.
Present is the ownership stamp of the private, now extinct, library of the physician-surgeon Gennaro Bertolini on the front free endpaper and a handwritten possession note.
Solid contemporary half-leather binding with gold-tooled spine, showing noticeable losses. White endpapers.
Seller's Story
I am always interested in purchasing individual works and/or entire libraries to help my bibliophile clients enrich their collections with rare and valuable pieces.
Translated by Google TranslateRare first edition of the fundamental treatise on medical diagnosis in which Pierre-Adolphe Piorry (1794-1879) introduces the invention of the plessimeter and the technique of mediated percussion. A work of primary importance for the history of medicine, which earned its author the Montyon Prize.
Cf. Garrison / Morton, 2675.
Piorry, De la percussion médiate et des signes obtenus à l'aide de ce nouveau moyen d'exploration, dans les maladies des organes thoraciques et abdominaux, Paris, J. S. Chaudé et J.-B. Baillière, 1828.
Pp.: X, 336. COMPLETE, with 2 folded plates out of text engraved in copper by Ambroise Tardieu.
A specimen with plates in overall good condition, with slight foxing and damp stains. Usual signs of use and time, with small tears and creases to the plates.
Present is the ownership stamp of the private, now extinct, library of the physician-surgeon Gennaro Bertolini on the front free endpaper and a handwritten possession note.
Solid contemporary half-leather binding with gold-tooled spine, showing noticeable losses. White endpapers.
Seller's Story
I am always interested in purchasing individual works and/or entire libraries to help my bibliophile clients enrich their collections with rare and valuable pieces.
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Number of books
1
Subject
Medicine, Reference, Science
Book title
De la Percussion Médiate
Author/ Illustrator
Piorry
Condition
Good
Publication year oldest item
1828
Height
20.5 cm
Edition
1st Edition
Width
13 cm
Language
French
Original language
Yes
Publisher
J. S. Chaudé et J.-B. Baillière, Paris
Binding/ Material
Half leather
Extras
Fold out maps or plates
Number of pages
346
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