Paris & Londre J.-B. & H. Baillire, 1846. 3 volume, [iv], VIII, 635, [i]; [iv], 589;[iv], 648 pp. 8vo (14.5 x 22,5 cm). Contemporary dark brown half morocco, spine with 5, gilt rulled, raised bands; glt lettered (top of spine of the first volume with some loss of leather;som slight rubbing; 3 lower corners slightly bumped).
** Rozet A 366. The very rare second, (only a few copies in the WorldCat), and much expanded, edition of this important text. Hahnemann wrote this work in Paris during the last years of his life. In this work Hahnemann gives the history of 22 medicines and their application in chronic diseases. It is an indispensable complement to his "Organon". It is Hahnemann's last work, and includes in extension his "Psora-Lehre". --(A usual with the Baillire publication of this period, foxed throughout the volumes).
Paris, J.-B. Baillire, 1832. [iv], iv, 524 pp. 8vo (13,8 x 21,8 cm.). Later 19th century half calf, gilt Art Nouveau style decoration on spine (top and bottom of spine damaged / coiffes arraches) ; marbled boards, uncut.
First edition of Antoine Jourdan's (1788-1848) French translation of the "Organon", a highly esteemed translation, but for others questionable. This 1832 edition is quite rare indeed. A brief publishing history of the French translation of the 'Organon" is: Dresden, Arnold 1824, translated by Von Brunnow after the second German edition (very rare, only a few copies known); Paris & Lyon, Bohaire, 1832, translated by Von Brunnow after the second German edition; Dresden, Arnold 1832, translated by Von Brunnow after the 4th German edition; Paris, Baillire translated by Jourdan (the present work); Paris, Baillire 1834, translated by Jourdan after the 5th German edition; Paris, Baillire 1845, translated by Jourdan after the 5th German edition; Paris, Baillire, 1873 (reprint of the previous); Genve, Jeheber. 1952 translated by P. Schmidt after 6th German edition; Lyon, Boiron, 1983 translated from the German edition of 1921 by Haehl. Apart from the above there are many editions (reprints) of this text. Roze
Paris, J.B. Baillire, 1855 [= 1850]. [iv], 516 pp. 8vo (14,3 x 22,3 cm.). Original printed wrappers, uncut.
First edition. This so-called "second series" is nothing else than the remaining sheets of the first edition of 1850 for which a new half-title, title and printed wrappers were produced (titre & couverture de relai), and the word "Deuxime srie" was added. The work comprisses some important smaller writings of Hahnemann, and the clinical observations of Christoph Hartung. This 1855 issue was re-issued again in 1856, 1873 and 1885, most probably with the remainders of the sheets of the first edition. -- A very good copy with some rare scattered foxing and/or light browning).