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Nouvelles Experiences sur La Vipere, ou l'on verra une description exacte de toutes ses parties, la source de son venin, ses divers effets, et les remedes exquis .....
by Moyse Charas
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/N
- Seller
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Birsay, Orkney, United Kingdom
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About This Item
Paris: L'Auteur, au Faux-bourg Saint Germain et Olivier de Varennes, 1669 A very good copy of the scarce 1st edition. Moyse Charas (1619-1698) was an apothecary, famous for his pharmaceutical work. He was expert in poisons and their antidotes and this study on vipers and venom was ground-breaking and popular at the time. This copy is in contemporary calf boards with a new calf spine with gilt lined raised bands, blind stamped designs and red title label. It has had expert leather repair to corners and so is in very good condition. Page edges speckled. There is the armorial bookplate of Beilby Thompson of Eserick to the front pastdown. Beilby Thompson (1742-1799) was a prominent landowner and politician. Contents complete with decorative title; title dated 1669; epistre 4pp; Preface 6pp; text pp 1-200 with 3 double page plates; Echiosophium pp 201-218; table 4pp; Privelege du Roy with errata at the end 2pp. Text with decorative initial capitals and head and tailpieces. Contents are in very good clean condition with light toning to paper. Pages 197 and 199 have had the top corner turned over at some time. Book size: 18.6 cm x 12.3 cm.
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- Bookseller
- E C Books
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 032959
- Title
- Nouvelles Experiences sur La Vipere, ou l'on verra une description exacte de toutes ses parties, la source de son venin, ses divers effets, et les remedes exquis .....
- Author
- Moyse Charas
- Format/Binding
- Full-Leather
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- N
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- L'Auteur, au Faux-bourg Saint Germain et Olivier de Varennes
- Place of Publication
- Paris
- Date Published
- 1669
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- moyse charan; seventeenth century pharmacy; vipers; venom;
- Bookseller catalogs
- NATURAL HISTORY; Herbals and early medicine; 17th century works;
- Size
- 12mo - over 6� - 7�" tall
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E C Books
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About the Seller
E C Books
Biblio member since 2011
Birsay, Orkney
About E C Books
E C Books is a small online bookselling business, specialising in pre 20th century works:natural history, science, history, and travel, aiming for rarer and more unusual books. Our largest stock area is Natural History, where we have a good range of books from the 1700-1800's, many finely illustrated. Other areas include children's books, particularly late 1800's-early 1900's - again illustrated; and literature pre 1900.When you order books from us we ensure that they are properly packed to protect condition, and we always use recorded or 'signed for' postal services for more secure delivery. Please note that we have recently moved to the beautiful Orkney Islands, where we intend to open a bookshop over the next year. Because of our location we cannot guarantee 'next day' delivery but we will get your purchase to you as quickly and safely as we can.Please note that the buyer is responsible for the payment of any tax or duty on import.
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