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Barnardes, Miguel (1708-1771) Instrucción sobre lo arriesgado que es en Ciertos Casos enterrar a las Personas sin constar su Muerte por otras Señales mas que las vulgares.
Madrid: Antonio de Sancha, 1775.
First edition, quarto, bound in contemporary parchment over boards, becoming detached from case; light damp staining to lower outer corners affecting the first half; other occasional spotting; last blank present; 7 3/4 x 5 1/2 in.
This interesting medical treatise is concerned with death and resuscitation and contains case histories of people unfortunate enough to be subject to premature burial and autopsy. A long section of funeral customs in different cultures is also included.
Chinchilla IV, 56-58; Hernández Morejón VII, 303-05; Palau 24217.
