ROUSSEL, Théophile. Traité de la Pellagre et des Pesudo-Pell - Lot 368

ROUSSEL, Théophile. Traité de la Pellagre et des Pesudo-Pellagres. Published in Paris by Baillière in 1866. One volume, In-8 format. Black half-chagrin. Spine ribbed and gilt-bound. XVI+656 pages. Slight rubbing with discoloration to nerves, lower edges rubbed. Boards a little rubbed. Corners a little dulled. The one and only edition of this esteemed work on pellagra. Roussel (1816-1903) successively studies the pathology per se, the history, the geographical and topographical conditions, the etiology, then the therapeutics and prophylaxis of this now rare disease. This work was awarded a prize by the Institut (Académie des Sciences). Fresh interior for this unusual text.