L’esprit de Guy Patin, tiré de ses conversations, de son cabinet, de ses autres ouvrages. Avec Son Portrait Historique

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12mo. Hardcover. Contemporary full leather, raised bands, gilt spine decorations, red speckled edges. 17×9.7×2.7 cm. Guillaume Cavelier & Antoine De Billy. Paris. 1709. (20), 380 (2) pp. Very good, moderate wear to extremities, dampstain to lower edge, old bookseller’ pencil notes to pastedown, contents tight and unmarked. French text. Patin was a Paris physician, a humanist, and leader in the French medical community. He was noted for his writing style and his advocacy of traditional medicine, and his letters not only provide insight into medical history but also into the social conversations of the era. weight: 0.6 lb.