Advice to People in General with Respect to their Health.
AUCTION 77 |
Thursday, January 17th,
2019 at 1:00 PM
"K2" Online Auction: Printed Books, Holy Land Maps, Posters, & Jewish Graphic Art
Lot 75
TISSOT, SAMUEL-AUGUST
Advice to People in General with Respect to their Health.
Edinburgh: A. Donaldson 1766
Est: $300 - $500
PRICE REALIZED $40
Samuel Auguste André David Tissot (1728-97) was a notable 18th-century Swiss physician. This is his most famous work, the first translation into English of what was originally entitled: Avis au peuple sur sa santé (1761), arguably, the greatest medical text of the 18th century.