F. E. Foderé - Traité de médecine légale et d’hygiène publique - 1815
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Six-volume set of Traité de médecine légale et d’hygiène publique by F. E. Fodéré, published by De l'imprimerie de Mame, in French with demi‑cuir bindings, second edition fully revised and expanded, 3200 pages total, dating from 1815, in very good condition.
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Complete six-volume set in uniform period binding, with a spine bearing the title Legal Medicine and gilt-titled tomes.
Second edition, entirely revised and increased by two-thirds, of this important French treatise on legal medicine from the early 19th century.
The work deals notably with forensic medicine, hygiene and public health, poisonings, diseases, mortality, madness, suicide, marriage, pregnancy and childbirth, infanticide, injuries, examination of corpses, and various medico-legal questions related to the Empire's legislation.
Volume I is illustrated with a portrait engraved of François-Emmanuel Fodéré and contains fold-out plates. Volume VI ends with an important general table of contents.
Pagination according to the edition:
Vol. I: LXXXIV + 502 p.; Vol. II: 492 p.; Vol. III: 483 p.; Vol. IV: 526 p.; Vol. V: 502 p.; Vol. VI: 606 p.
Condition: a homogeneous set of more than 210 years old. Bindings showing signs of wear and some rubbing. Interiors generally well preserved, with foxing and small scattered marks visible in the photographs. Some creases to the fold-out plates. The title pages are well preserved. See detailed photographs for overall condition.
Complete six-volume set in uniform period binding, with a spine bearing the title Legal Medicine and gilt-titled tomes.
Second edition, entirely revised and increased by two-thirds, of this important French treatise on legal medicine from the early 19th century.
The work deals notably with forensic medicine, hygiene and public health, poisonings, diseases, mortality, madness, suicide, marriage, pregnancy and childbirth, infanticide, injuries, examination of corpses, and various medico-legal questions related to the Empire's legislation.
Volume I is illustrated with a portrait engraved of François-Emmanuel Fodéré and contains fold-out plates. Volume VI ends with an important general table of contents.
Pagination according to the edition:
Vol. I: LXXXIV + 502 p.; Vol. II: 492 p.; Vol. III: 483 p.; Vol. IV: 526 p.; Vol. V: 502 p.; Vol. VI: 606 p.
Condition: a homogeneous set of more than 210 years old. Bindings showing signs of wear and some rubbing. Interiors generally well preserved, with foxing and small scattered marks visible in the photographs. Some creases to the fold-out plates. The title pages are well preserved. See detailed photographs for overall condition.
Details
Number of books
6
Subject
Medicine
Book title
Traité de médecine légale et d’hygiène publique
Author/ Illustrator
F. E. Foderé
Condition
Very good
Publication year oldest item
1815
Edition
Other edition
Language
French
Original language
Yes
Publisher
De l'imprimerie de Mame
Binding/ Material
Half leather
Number of pages
3200
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