Complete Record - Heirs of Hippocrates No. 978.5

SAMUEL AUGUSTE ANDRé DAVID TISSOT (1728-1797) Avis au peuple sur sa santé. De l'imprimerie de J. Zimmerli : Aux dépens de François Grasset 1761 First edition. XI, [1], 570 p. 17 cm.

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First edition of this popular manual of health for lay people. It had an important influence, especially on public hygiene, and ran through numerous editions, being translated into a number of languages. However the first edition is scarce and is absent from the catalogues of many major collections.

Cited references: Waller, 9607 (2nd ed.); Morton, 1597

Gift of John Martin, M.D.