Oct 18, 2005 - Sale 2052

Sale 2052 - Lot 32

Price Realized: $ 201
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Estimate: $ 300 - $ 500
BEAUMONT, WILLIAM. Experiments and Observations on the Gastric Juice, and the Physiology of Digestion . . . reprinted from the Plattsburgh Edition, with Notes by Andrew Combe, M.D. Half-title. 12mo, original 1/4 cloth, rebacked retaining original backstrip, worn, rear cover partly discolored; title loose. Publisher's 8-page catalogue bound at end. Edinburgh, 1838

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This edition introduced Beaumont's work to a European audience. From the library of the physiologist John Farquhar Fulton (1899-1960), with his booklabel, and a leaf of bibliographical notes in his hand mounted on the rear free endpaper.