BROWN, John. Brown's new doctrine. Containing his elements; - Lot 90

BROWN, John. Brown's new doctrine. Containing his elements; refutation of the spasm system. Published in Paris by Crochard et Allut in 1805. 2 volumes in 1 octavo / In-8 format. Half tan basane. Smooth spine decorated with gilt fillets and fleurons. Contemporary binding. IV-268 ; 222-(1) pages. Covers rubbed, gilding faded, corners worn. Pages slightly browned, some foxing, mainly in the margins. French edition, translated from Italian by J.J. Lafont-Gouzi. In this work, John Brown expounds his vitalist medical doctrine. He opposed Descartes and his mechanistic conception of life, postulating that living beings are endowed with a vital force that inanimate beings lack. Complete 2 volumes in 1 volume. A good copy of this unusual work, in its original binding.