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BUCHAN, Médecine domestique, 1789

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BUCHAN, William. 

Médecine domestique, ou traité complet des moyens de se conserver en santé, & de guérir les maladies, par le régime & les remedes simples. 

Paris, Froullé, 1789.

Five volumes 8vo (203x125 mm), portraict, clxxxviii-427 pages (A leave in introduction is missing)/ (4)-lxiv-558 pages/ (4)-638 pages / (4)-638 pages / (4)-xl-598-(3) pages (four leaves of introduction have been bound at the end).  binding : Contemporary full sheep, gilt spines in six compartments. Spines slightly faded. 

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William Buchan was a Scottish physician (1729-1805) and author of several works, the most famous of which is Domestic Medicine or a Complete Treatise on the Means of Maintaining Health, of Curing and Preventing Diseases by Diet and Simple Remedies. This book, written in 1769, has been translated into several languages. It is divided into two parts, one is devoted to prophylactic medicine and describes the means of maintaining health and warding off diseases; the other is devoted to the description and treatment of many diseases.

Price : 150 €

Photo BUCHAN, William. 
Photo BUCHAN, William. 
Photo BUCHAN, William. 
Photo BUCHAN, William. 
Photo BUCHAN, William. 
Photo BUCHAN, William. 
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