Author: ANDRY, Nicholas:
Title: An Account of the Breeding of Worms in Human Bodies.
Description: H. Rhodes, London, 1701, first English edition, translated from the French, pp. xl, [4], 266, [26]. With 4 small plates on two leaves, plus the very large fold-out plate. Attractive contemporary panelled calf, neatly rebacked with a fully gilt spine. Paper generally foxed and browned, small plates a little frayed at the fore-margins, large plate (which is frequently missing or defective) with old repaired tears and some staining, but complete. Includes a chapter on whether the use of tobacco shortens life. In spite of the browning a very sound copy. Please enquire for further details.

Keywords: tape-worms, medicine,tobacco,intestines


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