J. Constant de Rebecque - Le Médecin François Charitable - 1683

Rarest edition of this extensive collection that belongs to the tradition of medical works intended to make knowledge and remedies accessible to as wide an audience as possible, particularly to people distant from major university centers and to practitioners with limited means -

The work presents itself as a guide to practical medicine in which the author gathers observations on diseases, their manifestations, their supposed causes, and the therapeutic means employed to combat them according to the medical knowledge of the 17th century -

Special attention is given to the description of common ailments, allowing the reader to recognize different symptoms and to guide the care to be provided according to their severity and evolution -

J. Constant de Rebecque - Le Médecin François Charitable - 1683 - Jean Certe -
(18)-339-(1) Pages.

Good condition of the binding, the work in its full brown calfskin of the period, epidermures, general wear, some minor defects on covers and spine, headcap missing, snag on the lower cap, slight loss on the back, spine and corners worn, red speckled edges, spine with raised bands, gilded lettering -

Good interior condition, scattered stains (more pronounced on some leaves), beautiful vignette on the title page, pretty headbands, tailpieces, attractive drop caps, endpapers in decent condition, good copy -

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