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(MEDICAL PHOTOGRAPHY--ALFRED HARDY & ARTHUR DE MONTMÉJA). Clinique photographique de l'Hôpital Saint-Louis. One of the earliest photographically illustrated books of medicine, with 49 mounted photographs depicting patients afflicted with syphilis, eczema, and many other skin diseases, each depicted in graphic detail, including approximately 35 of which are hand-tinted; also with 5 microscopic studies. Albumen prints, the images measuring 4x3 1/2 inches (11.4x8.8 cm.), each with de Montméja's credit and a caption printed on mount recto. Thick 4to, 1/2 gilt-lettered red morocco, minor wear; internally overall very good, with just the expected aging and scattered foxing, the prints are overall rich and contrasty. FIRST EDITION. Paris, Librairie Chamerot & Lauwereneyns, 1868
