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Lot 294
Sale 654 - Fine Books and Manuscripts
May 1, 2019
9:59AM CT
Live / Chicago
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SCOUTTETTEN, Raoul Henri Joseph (1799-1871). A Medical and Topographical History of the Cholera Morbus. Boston: Carter and Hendee, 1832.
8vo (240 x 144 mm). Engraved folding map (short tear to fold). (Some offsetting from map to title, some light spotting.) Original cloth-backed boards, original printed label to upper cover (some light spotting, staining, or wear, modern title label affixed to spine). Provenance: N. C. Baldwin (signature dated 5 June 1834).
FIRST EDITION, printed during the cholera outbreak in Europe. Scouttetten's pioneering study attempts to trace the origin of the outbreak, including a map showing the progress of the disease, and provides a guide to prevention.
Property from the collection of Dr. B. Herold Griffith, Evanston, Illinois
Property from the collection of Dr. B. Herold Griffith, Evanston, Illinois