Traité théorique et pratique des maladies de l'oreille et des organes de l'audition. 2nd ed. Insc. to P. Ricord

Bonnafont, Jean Pierre (1805-85). Traité théorique et pratique des maladies de l'oreille et des organes de l'audition. [4], xvi, 699pp. Text illustrations. Paris: J. B. Baillière et fils, 1873. 216 x 132 mm. 19th-century quarter morocco, marbled boards, spine faded, light wear. Very good. Presentation Copy, inscribed to Ricord on the half-title: "A Monsieur le docteur Ricord [illeg.] . . . hommage de son bien affection[nné] Bonnafont" (inscription trimmed).

Second edition, revised and expanded; first published in 1860. Bonnafont is best known for inventing the otoscope, producing his first model in 1834; this pioneering achievement went unrecognized for many years. His Traité summarizes the knowledge gained during over three decades of treating diseases of the ear.