MACBRIDE (David). Essais d'expériences... A Paris, chez P. - Lot 116

MACBRIDE (David). Essais d'expériences... A Paris, chez P. G. Cavelier, 1766. In-12, XXXII-417 p., [1] blank f., contemporary speckled havana basane, 5-ribbed spine, red morocco title-piece, ornate caissons, red edges (flaws including one split jaw, one uncovered cap; slight russeting). First French edition of this work devoted to five subjects: I. Sur la fermentation des mélanges alimentaires. II. On the nature & properties of fixed air. III. On the respective virtues of different antiseptic species. IV. Sur le scorbut, avec un moyen de tenter de nouvelles méthodes de s'en préserver & de la guérir sur mer. V. On the dissolving virtue of quicklime. Translation by Vincent Abbadie, surgeon to the Duc de Penthièvre, the work's dedicatee. Edition illustrated with 4 engraved plates and including 6 hors-texte tables.