TARDIEU, Ambroise. Étude médico-légale et clinique sur l'emp - Lot 579

TARDIEU, Ambroise. Étude médico-légale et clinique sur l'empoisonnement. Published in Paris by J.-B. Baillière in 1867. In octavo / In-8 paperback. XXII-1072 pages, with 2 engraved plates (one hors-texte) and 53 B&W figures in the text. Spine cracked and reinforced with tape, corners damaged. First edition of this forensic and clinical study of poisoning, illustrated with 2 plates and numerous figures in the text representing case reports and autopsies. Written by forensic pathologist Ambroise Tardieu with the collaboration of Z. Roussin, the study covers a wide range of drugs and poisons and was an authority in the field in the 19th century. Bookplate of the Muller bookshop on the cover. Good condition, bright interior.