Corpus iuris medicinalis in tres libros divisum, quo medicus naturæ accusantis, et morbi accusati

by Joseph Schiffmann

$3,500 · Offered by Rootenberg Rare Books

Venice: Antonio Bosio, 1679. 8vo. x , 128 pp. FIRST AND ONLY EDITION. Engraved frontispiece. Contemporary binder’s boards, manuscript spine title. In excellent condition, preserved in a folding clamshell box. Item #19730 Only edition of this pathological treatise on mental illness masquerading as a law book. The text describes the history, symptoms, prognosis, and treatment of

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