Medicine. Set of two 18th-century works on venereal diseases - Lot 550

Medicine. Set of two 18th-century works on venereal diseases. - HUNTER, John, Traité des maladies vénériennes, Paris, Maquignon, 1787 In octavo / In-8 (210x140 mm) format. Havana calf. Ribbed spine decorated with gilt flowered boxes. Red edges. 32 pages-430 pages- 1 f. n.ch., 7 folding plates at the end of the volume, with explanations Very good overall condition, corners slightly dulled, flyleaf. First French translation of this treatise on venereal diseases and how to cure them by the great British surgeon John Hunter. Wellcome, III: 317; Waller 5002. - GUISARD, Pierre, Dissertation pratique en forme de lettres sur les maux vénériens, Paris, chez De Bure, Le Breton et Durand, 1743. In-8 format (180x110 mm) Bound in full contemporary brown speckled calf. Spine ribbed, gilded floral bindings and red morocco title-piece. Red edges. XXXVIII-322 pages. Sold as is: numerous worm works, with loss of text, throughout. Second edition of this treatise on venereal diseases, in which the author recommends milder treatments than those in use at the time. Blake 190.