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BERNARD, CLAUDE. Mémoire sur le Pancréas et sur le Role du Suc Pancréatique dans les Phénomènes Digestifs.in: Supplément aux Comptes Rendus Hebdomadaires des Séances de l'Académie des Sciences . . . Tome Premier, pages 379-563. [6], 563 pages, with 32 plates on 28 leaves, including 5 partly hand-colored plates numbered 1-9 for the paper by Bernard. 4to, 280x225 mm, original paste-paper wrappers with paper lettering piece, spine ends chipped, small surface imperfection on front cover; light to moderate foxing and occasional toning of text, plates clean; uncut and unopened. Paris: Mallet-Bachelier, 1856
first edition "Bernard's most impressive discoveries in the field of digestion proper concern the functions of the pancreas, especially the importance of pancreatic juice in the digestion and absorption of fats"--DSB II, 202. Garrison-Morton 1001.1 ("the most beautifully illustrated of all Bernard's writings").
