[HECQUET (Philippe). De la digestion et des... - Lot 132 - Normandy Auction

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[HECQUET (Philippe). De la digestion et des... - Lot 132 - Normandy Auction
[HECQUET (Philippe). De la digestion et des maladies de l'estomac suivant le système de la trituration et du broyement, sans l'aide des levains ou de la fermentation A Paris, chez F. Fournier, 1712. In-12, XXXIII p., [8] f., 442 p., [11] f., contemporary brown speckled calf, spine with 5 nerves, garnet coloured title-pieces, ornamented caissons, restorations (spine rubbed, one bit partly cracked). First edition. Philippe Hecquet (1661-1737), opposed to the theory of gastric fermentation, defends the theory of trituration which will have a long audience. An ardent Jansenist, he was successively physician to the nuns of Port-Royal, the Condé family and the House of Vendôme. His library of more than 2500 volumes formed the core of the Académie de Médecine's library. Provenance: Ex-dono of the author (typo stamp at the foot of the title); A. Garrigues, physician, 19th c. (bookplate).
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