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1 blank leaf + half-title + TP + [i]-[iii] = Dedication + [iv] = Approbation + [v]-[viii] = Privilege du Roi + 1-213 + 1 blank leaf, 12mo. First Edition (Stoddard 1).First Edition of La Mettrie's First Book - A Translation of BoerhaaveLa Mettrie was a student of Boerhaave while studying at Leyden. Upon his return to France, he made a point of spreading the Boerhaavian system, translating and annotating a number of his works of which this is the very first. Contemporary full leather with five raised bands on the spine with gilt decorations and the title a red field. The top of the spine is just a bit worn, but otherwise this is a tight, clean and remarkably well preserved copy. ADDITIONAL PHOTOS AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST. Seller Inventory # 719
Bibliographic Details
Title: Systeme de Monsieur Herman Boerhaave sur les...
Publisher: Chez Prault fils, Paris
Publication Date: 1735
Edition: FIRST EDITION
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