DUHAMEL DU MONCEAU Henri Louis). Means of... - Lot 114 - Normandy Auction

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DUHAMEL DU MONCEAU Henri Louis). Means of... - Lot 114 - Normandy Auction
DUHAMEL DU MONCEAU Henri Louis). Means of preserving the health of ships' crews. With the way to purify the air of the hospital rooms. And a short description of the Saint-Louis Hospital in Paris. Paris, Guérin & Delatour, 1759. In-in-12, XVI-252 p., pl., recent binding in polished dark green half-chagrin, smooth spine, brown title-piece. Rare first edition, illustrated with 5 copper-engraved folding plates. Several chapters of the work concern food, including recipes for the preparation of liqueurs, the preservation of vegetables, and how to make "cabbage-crust, in German, Sauerkraut". (Wellcome II, 495). A bound copy with all margins and partly uncut.
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