Pons-Augustin Alletz - L'Albert moderne, ou nouveaux secrets éprouvés et licites - 1773
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Pons-Augustin Alletz’s French-language book *L'Albert moderne, ou nouveaux secrets éprouvés et licites* is a 430-page medical work published in 1773 and bound in leather.
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L’Albert moderne, or New Proven and Lawful Secrets, collected according to the latest discoveries, some aimed at remedying a great number of health-related accidents; others, a multitude of useful things to know for the various needs of life; and finally others for all that concerns pure pleasure, both in the Countryside and in the City. The whole is divided into three parts, and arranged in alphabetical order - in Paris, Veuve Duchesne, 1769 - XXIV pp, 430 pages, (1) ff - bound in full mottled calf of the period - small octavo - 10.5 x 17 cm.
Condition: Upper joint partly missing, binding in good condition, hinges solid, 1 corner dulled, spine smooth adorned with decorative gilt scrolls and the title piece, rare foxing, red edges. Complete. Copy in good condition.
Our edition is the most sought after as it is more complete than the original edition of 1768.
A collection of "tricks and tips" revolving around health, gardens, country life, household chores, etc., by the prolific compiler Pons-Augustin Alletz (1703-1785), containing numerous "recipes" such as how to whiten blondes for women’s hairstyles, traps to catch wolves, means of destroying ants, the elixir of long life, how to render seawater sweet, the refreshing syrup for summer, the mastic for windows, etc. etc. (Caillet, 192.)
L’Albert moderne, or New Proven and Lawful Secrets, collected according to the latest discoveries, some aimed at remedying a great number of health-related accidents; others, a multitude of useful things to know for the various needs of life; and finally others for all that concerns pure pleasure, both in the Countryside and in the City. The whole is divided into three parts, and arranged in alphabetical order - in Paris, Veuve Duchesne, 1769 - XXIV pp, 430 pages, (1) ff - bound in full mottled calf of the period - small octavo - 10.5 x 17 cm.
Condition: Upper joint partly missing, binding in good condition, hinges solid, 1 corner dulled, spine smooth adorned with decorative gilt scrolls and the title piece, rare foxing, red edges. Complete. Copy in good condition.
Our edition is the most sought after as it is more complete than the original edition of 1768.
A collection of "tricks and tips" revolving around health, gardens, country life, household chores, etc., by the prolific compiler Pons-Augustin Alletz (1703-1785), containing numerous "recipes" such as how to whiten blondes for women’s hairstyles, traps to catch wolves, means of destroying ants, the elixir of long life, how to render seawater sweet, the refreshing syrup for summer, the mastic for windows, etc. etc. (Caillet, 192.)
Details
Number of books
1
Subject
Medicine
Book title
L'Albert moderne, ou nouveaux secrets éprouvés et licites
Author/ Illustrator
Pons-Augustin Alletz
Condition
Good
Publication year oldest item
1773
Height
17 cm
Edition
Other edition
Width
10.5 cm
Language
French
Original language
Yes
Binding/ Material
Leather
Number of pages
430
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