Pierre-François Didot le jeune

Very rare first French edition of this translation, illustrated with a folding plate.

Full mottled tan calf binding, spine with five raised bands decorated with gilt fleurons and typographic motifs, red morocco title label, gilt rolls at the head and tail, gilt fillet along the edges, lightly rubbed corners, marbled edges, contemporary binding.

A pleasant copy.

The only French translation of the Libellus, quo demonstratur : Colchici autumnalis radicem non solum tuto posse exhiberi hominibus, sed et ejus usu interno curari quandoque morbos difficillimos, qui aliis remediis non cedunt (Vienna, Trattner, 1763), which was also issued in an English version.

An Austrian physician, Anton von Störck (1731–1803) is best known for his research into the therapeutic potential of plants regarded as poisonous.

His studies are considered pioneering in the field of experimental pharmacology, in which he developed a three-stage procedure for testing the effects and dosage of substances.

The second part bears its own title: Observations de Monsieur Locher sur les maladies vénériennes, l'épilepsie, la folie; & sur l'usage interne & externe de la ciguë.

It also includes observations by M. de Haen, and by Mrs. Razoux & Videmar.

First 12mo edition translated from the English by Abbé Prévost, following the original French edition published in 1746 (20 volumes in quarto). The original English-language version, written by John Green (16..?-1757), was published in 1745.
The 72 volumes are illustrated with 324 engravings and a portrait of the author drawn by Charles-Nicolas Cochin fils, as well as 230 maps and plans by Bellin. Title pages printed in red and black.
Uniformly bound in full brown calf. Spines with five raised bands, richly gilt with floral tools, roll-stamped borders, and gilt fillets; red morocco title and volume labels. Boards framed with double or triple gilt fillets depending on the volume; gilt tooling to board edges; all edges red or sprinkled in green and red. Volume labels lacking on volumes LXI and LXV.