Feb 28, 2013 - Sale 2305

Sale 2305 - Lot 212

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BEAUMONT, WILLIAM. Experiments and Observations on the Gastric Juice and the Physiology of Digestion. Wood-engraved text illustrations. 8vo, original 1/4 cloth, rebacked; contents washed; cloth folding case. Plattsburgh, 1833

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first edition of the first accurate scientific study of the process of gastric digestion. Norman 152. Garrison-Morton 989; Grolier/Horblit 10; Heirs of Hippocrates 1411; Rutkow GS9.