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LE GIVRE, Pierre. Le Secret des eaux minérales acides. 1667.
LE GIVRE, Pierre.
Le Secret des eaux minérales acides.
Paris, Jean Ribou, 1667.
12mo (145x85 mm), (20)-370-(1) pages. binding : Contemporary full limp vellum. Loss of vellum on the edges of the cover. Vellum partially retracted. Foxings and waterstains, booklets misaligned. Poor exemplar.
First edition.
A rare work by Pierre Le Givre (1618-1684) French doctor who had made a specialty of the study of mineral waters.
The book is particularly interested in the water of Provins, the author attempts an analysis of its composition and publishes several letters from his opponents to which he responds.
references: Partington [II, 694 : "Peter le Givre ... waw apparently, the first to notice that they had an alkaline reaction towards indicators, and ascribed the acid taste to 'spirit'"], Duveen and Neville had only the later latin edition of 1682.
Price : 450 €
European VAT number: FR87515091171
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