Physiological researches on life and death ... translated from the French

by F. Gold ... with notes by F. Magendie ... the notes translated by George Hayward, M.D. by Xavier Bichat

$250 · Offered by Rulon-Miller Books · No longer available

Boston: Richardson and Lord, 1827. 8vo, pp. viii, 9 -334; minor foxing, bookplate removed, else very good contemporary full calf neatly rebacked with old spine laid down, red morocco label. First published in Paris in 1800. See Garrison-Morton 597: When Volta questioned the validity of experiments claiming to show responsiveness of an ex vivo heart, devoid of blood flow and nervous connections, Bichat obtained permission to experiment on the freshly killed

• Binding: Leather

Found via Rare Books Intel, a search across rare-book dealers, auction houses and marketplaces worldwide.