HISTOIRE DE LA MEDECINE, DE LA PHARMACIE, DE L'ART DENTAIRE ET DE L'ART VETERINAIRE.
Reference : 1887
(1977)
Paris, Albin Michel / Laffont / Tchou, 1977-1980. 8 volumes, 3170 pages.Thick 4to (21,5 x 31 cm.). Bound in original publisher's light brown leather, on each front side an embossed bronze medaillon (Hippocrates, Galenus, Vesalius, Harvey, Laennec, Claude Bernard, Fleming & Marie Curie), top edges gilt; preserved in slip-cases. With a very large number of coloured plates and illustrations, black & which illustrations, toned illustrations..
This magnificent and beautifully illustrated work is a revision of Laignel-Lavastine's famous "Histoire Gnerale de la Mdecine (1936-1949), and was written by experts in each branch of the subject. Fully indexed and ample bibliographical information included. The set has a weight of 25 kg, thus postage accordingly!