Claude BALME
De Aetiologia generali contagii pluribus morbis, v. g. lui venereae, phtysi pulmonari, febri nosocomiali, petechiali, variolosae, etc., etc., et praesertim pesti orientali ac gebri flavae persaepé
J. B. Kindelem|Lyon 1809|14 x 20 cm|Broché
First edition of this essay on the etiology of contagious diseases.
Our copy is preserved in its original wrappers, in blue paper temporary covers, with printed paper spine label, partially unopened.
Claude Balme studied medicine at Montpellier before departing for the United States.
Having returned to France at the time of the invasion by foreign armies, he enlisted as surgeon-major with the 2nd Battalion of Ain, serving in that capacity in the Italian, Egyptian, and Syrian campaigns.
Signed autograph presentation inscription from Claude Balme to Doctor Gilibert fils on the half-title.
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