1673 Mirror of Beauty & Health Herbal MEDICINE Diseases Guyon 200+ Woodcuts RARE

1673 Mirror of Beauty & Health Herbal MEDICINE Diseases Guyon 200+ Woodcuts RARE

A rare, 17^th-century medical treatise, “Le cours de medecine en François.” Written by Louis Guyon, this book was written to be an instructional guide from French medical students with an emphasis on the use of both chemical and practical solutions to disease and injury.  This book is two works in one – in fact, all found examples of this work include a second tome entitled “The Mirror of Beauty” – a treatise on wellness and taking care of your body.

Item number: #26583

Price: $795

GUYON, Louys

Le cours de medecine en françois, contenant le Miroir de beauté et santé corporelle

Lyon: Chez Bailly, 1673.

Details:

• Collation: Complete with all pages; 2 parts in 1
  • Part 1 – [16], 400, [14]
  • Part 2 – 273, [11]
    • Includes separate, added title page
  • Theorie de la Medecine – 53, [15]; 12, [8]
    • 202 numbered woodcut engravings
  • Provenance: Armorial bookplate – J. F. Macau
  • Language: French
  • Binding: Leather; tight and secure
  • Size: ~9.5in X 7.25in (24cm x 18.5cm)
  • Rare and desirable with auction records and price comparisons at upwards of $3,000

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