La Lancette française - Gazette des Hôpitaux civils et militaires - 1863-1865

Three-volume set of old volumes gathering three consecutive years of this important French medical publication from the 19th century.

La Gazette des Hôpitaux, also known under the title La Lancette française, constitutes a documentary source particularly interesting for the history of medicine, surgery and scientific research in the 19th century.

It gathers numerous articles, clinical observations, accounts of scientific work, medical communications and discussions on the therapeutic advances of the era.

Contents of the lot:

* Year 1863 – 36th year of publication.
* Year 1864 – 37th year of publication.
* Year 1865 – 38th year of publication.

Special interest of this set

These three volumes constitute a direct chronological sequence from the lot of the years 1866, 1867 and 1868, previously presented and sold on Catawiki.

They thus offer a fine opportunity to continue or complete a historical collection of this medical journal.

Bindings and condition

Three volumes in uniform old bindings, with brown leather spine, gold-ruled and gold lettering.

Externally well preserved, showing some signs of use and rubbing linked to age.

The first volume presents foxing and stains on certain pages, as well as fairly pronounced stains on the top cover, possibly from past exposure to humidity.

Foxing is also visible on some title pages, notably that of 1865.

The other two volumes generally have interiors in very good condition, with some signs of time.

These flaws do not prevent reading the texts.

An interesting set for collectors of old medical books, historians of medicine, and enthusiasts of scientific publications from the Second Empire.