Guyton-Morveau, L.-B.

Traité des moyens des désinfecter l'air, de prévenir la contagion, et d'en arrêter les progrès. First edition.

Paris: Bernard, 1801, XXXII,306 pp., contemporary half calf, gilt spine w. morrocco title piece on spine.
Spine a bit rubbed/ dry; leather on/ near lower joint splitting/ restored; outer corners bumped. A good copy. Rare first edition of a highly influential classic in the field of medical hygiene, effectively introducing the use of gaseous chlorine to disinfect hospitals, churches etc. No first edition on
OCLC; Number:956537664 (digital only). Item #16-4867

Price: $550.00