Traité des maladies les plus fréquentes, et des remèdes propres à les guérir.
Paris, Le Mercier, 1727.
Two volumes 12mo (168x96 mm), (12)-501-(27) pages / 482-(21) pages. binding : Contemporary full calf, gilt spines in six compartments. Little loss of leather on first cover volume I. Some wormholes.
A classic 18th-century medical treatise written by Helvétius, a renowned physician and inspector general of hospitals in Flanders. The work offers a practical and accessible approach to treating common illnesses with remedies validated by contemporary medical experience.