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ANDRY, Nicolas. |
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DE LA GENERATION DES VERS DANS LE CORPS DE L'HOMME. |
| Description: |
Amsterdam, Thomas Lombrail, 1701. Small 8vo. pp. (xl), 317, (iii); 4 engraved plates (1 folding). Recent half calf and endpapers; small tear in folding plate repaired. Library stamp on title page with manuscript at top, otherwise a clean and crisp copy. |
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* G&M 2448.2 (First edition, Paris, 1700) x "The first medical parasitology text x an exhaustive study of the parasites of man, the diseases associated with them and their treatment. The views of Andry were often ahead of his time". Andry (1658-1742) discusses the use of tobacco in the treatment of intestinal worms but gives warning on the adverse effects of smoking on health. £195 |
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