Publisher:
Paris:, G. Masson, 1875.: 1875
282 x 205 mm. Large 8vo. [4], iii, 388, [3]; [iv], 423, [4] pp. 39 engraved plates, 3 chromo-lithographic plates, 8 color maps (7 double-page), figs., numerous tables. Contemporary quarter black morocco, blind-stamped black cloth over boards, raised bands, gilt spines, marbled end-leaves, a.e.g.; leather slightly rubbed. A MAGNIFICENT COPY. FINE. FIRST EDITION OF THIS PIONEERING CONTRIBUTION TO ALTITUDE PHYSIOLOGY. "With its generous format and fine illustrations Jourdanet's work appears more like a travel book than a treatise on altitude physiology." Haskell Norman Library. "Jour...
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