Henri Mamert Onésime DELAFOND
Traité de la maladie de poitrine du gros bétail, connue sous le nom de pneumonie contagieuse
[Treatise on the chest disease of cattle, known as contagious pneumonia]
Labé|Paris 1844|14 x 22.5 cm|Broché
First edition.
The veterinarian Henri-Mamert-Onésime Delafond (1805–1861) devoted particular attention to contagious diseases of livestock, focusing especially on anthrax and contagious bovine pleuropneumonia, and published several successive monographs on these subjects throughout his career; he became director of the École d’Alfort in 1860, shortly before his death.
Light foxing; a dampstain affecting the index leaves; minor losses at the corners of the boards.
Provenance: from the library of the veterinarian Jean-Henry Magne, with his manuscript ex-libris at the head of the upper cover.
€750