BAILLOU, GUILLAUME DE. Opera omnia. Half-titles. 4 volumes in 2. 4to, contemporary mottled sheep gilt, spine ends chipped, cover corners worn through; bookplates. Geneva: apud Fratres de Tournes, 1762
"De Baillou, 'first epidemiologist of modern times,' foreshadowed much that was afterwards taught by Sydenham. He first described whooping-cough and introduced the term 'rheumatism.' He was Court physician during the reign of Henri IV of France"--Garrison-Morton 60 (1734-36 edition).
