BAYLE, Antoine Laurent. La Médecine Pittoresque, published i - Lot 126

BAYLE, Antoine Laurent. La Médecine Pittoresque, published in Paris by Bureau de la Médecine Pittoresque between 1834 and 1837. 4 volumes in 1 in-4 and 1 atlas in-4. Havana half-basin, smooth spines decorated with gilt cross-titips, yellow edges. Some scattered freckling, spines worn, bindings split. Curious work of medical popularization comprising an atlas of 94 color plates and four volumes of explanations, here bound into a single volume. The set is introduced by a text by Laurent Antoine Bayle (1799-1858). The plates depict skins, plants, insects, surgical operations and malformations. Set in matching bindings. A good copy, complete with all 94 plates. T1 204 p. ; T2 p. 204 to 403 ; T3 200 p. ; T4 200 p. ; Atlas 94 pl.