Le Chirurgien Dentiste Ou Traite Des Dents Ou L On Enseigne Les Moyens De Les Entretenir Propres

by Pierre Fauchard

$38,500 · Offered by Sophia Rare Books

First edition

Paris: Jean Mariette, 1728. First edition of Fauchard’s pioneering work in the field of modern dentistry. “Before Fauchard’s time the profession of dentistry was truly a ‘mystery: for its practitioners had steadfastly refrained from publishing details of their technique and equipment. Fauchard summarized in his pages with numerous illustrations all that was best in the practice of his day and disclosed

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