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Bruxelles,: Henri Manceaux,, 1868.. xiii, [i, blank], 680 pp. Small 8vo (12 x 18 cm.). Contemporary half dark green morocco, spine gilt lettered (partly slightly rubbed); marbled end-papers. With 15 text figures. ¶ Last and best edition of this comprehensive compendium on all aspects of the medical application of electricity up to that date. The first 165 pages comprising an important "Revue historique et Bibliographique de l'électricité médicale". --(A few pages slightly browned or foxed).

Bordeaux,: F. Sejourne,, 1768.. 108 pp. Small 4to (12 x 19 cm.). Contemporary marbled calf, spine gilt decorated (partly stained, sides rubbed, top and bottom of spine damaged, title label gone), Finely printed on strong paper. With several woodcut headers and footers, text printed within a typographical border. ¶ First edition, very rare. Not in Wheeler nor in the NLM. Molenier, a quack avant la lettre was "Médecin privilégié du Roi & Inspecteur général des Privilégiés pour ce qui regarde la vente & distribution des Remedes". He worked in Versailles, Paris, French Flanders and ultimately in Bordeaux. The firs 64 pages are his "Eassai de l'Electricité", pp. 65-97 are testimonials of patient he had cured successfully. pp 98-103 contains a description of his anti venereal diseases remedy, sold in bottles for "un prix très-médiocre". A clean inner copy.

Philadelphia & London,: F.A. Davis,, 1890.. [iv blank], viii, 383, [i blank], 32 (publisher's catalogue) pp. 8vo (16 x 24 cm.). Original olive-green cloth, spine gilt lettered (top and bottom of spine very slightly rubbed; some light scratches on sides). Profusely illustrated with 2 photographed plates and 252 wood engravings. ¶ The classic American work on electro-therapeutics

Paris,: L'Auteur & G.-A. Baillière,, 1858.. viii, 424, [12 cat. d'éditeur] pp. 8vo (14,5 x 22,5 cm.). Nicely bound in half roan, sipine gilt letterd, marbled boards and end-papers. Rare, only one copy in the WorldCat.-- (Some scattered light foxing; lower margin of the first two leaves slightly damaged).