Books by LABARRAQUE Antoine-Germain

[Paris]:: (Madame Huzard. 1825. paperback. 2. 196 x 127 mm. 8vo. 48 pp. Tears at page 47 repaired with only minor loss of text, some staining and spotting on various leaves. Modern marbled wrappers. Housed in a cloth clam-shell box, red gilt-stamped leather label on spine of box. Bookplate of Haskell Norman. INSCRIBED by the author to Pierre Adolph Piorry. Very good. SCARCE. . FIRST EDITION, PRESENTATION COPY FROM THE AUTHOR TO PIERRE ADOLPHE PIORRY. The first disinfecting agent. Privately printed account o... more information

<p>Beginning of Scientific Antisepsis in Medicine</p><p> LABARRAQUE, Antoine Germain (1777-1850). De l'emploi des chlorures d'oxide de sodium et de chaux. . . . 8vo. 48pp. 198 x 128 mm. Modern wrappers. Very slight foxing. Very good copy. [Paris: Huzard, 1825.]</p><p> FIRST EDITION. Garrison-Morton 5633. Introduction of chlorine solution as a disinfectant in medicine, marking the beginning of scientific antisepsis. The Paris pharmacist Labarraque influenced Fr... more information