FIRST FRENCH EDITION. 8vo. x, 287 pp. Illustrations, bibliography. Early beige cloth, new leather spine label, marbled edges. Bookplate of noted collector Marcus Crahan. Scarce. Handsome copy. First edition in French. "Pavlov made perhaps the greatest contribution to our knowledge of the physiology of digestion. Especially notable was his method of producing gastric and pancreatic fistulae for the purpose of his experiments." ? Garrison-Morton 1022 (citing 1st Russian ed., 1897). This French translation contains a new preface by Pavlov, as well as an additional ninth Lecon (pp. 243-84). See G... View More...
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A Lausanne,, Chez Mourer, Cadet, 1785. : 1785
Seller ID: M6475
166 x 105 mm. 12mo. ccxviii, 336 pp. Early quarter brown calf, gilt spine, marbled boards, marbled edges; lightly rubbed. Fine. FRENCH TRANSLATION, first issued in Italian in 1780, of Spallanzani's (1729-1799) work on digestion; the first French edition was issued in Geneva in 1783. It was later translated into English (London, 1784, 1789). "Spallanzani confirmed earlier doctrines of the solvent property of the gastric juice and discovered the action of the saliva in digestion. He stated that gastric juice can act outside the body and can prevent or inhibit putrefaction. He obtains gastric ju... View More...
