Three publications in French on inoculation, especially to treat the smallpox.

3 works in 1 vol., 12mo (some foxing).

Contemp. marbled calf, gilt orn. spine with raised bands, red leather title-label, red edges (rubbed, a few wormholes on joints, bumped corners).

1. Mangin - Mémoire sur l'inoculation de la petite vérole. Metz, J. Antoine, 1769. 46-[5] pp. (cut close to the side notes with min. loss). First and only ed. of this booklet. Complete with the "Extrait des registres de la Société royale des sciences et des arts de la ville de Metz". Ref. Blake 285. - 2. Gatti, Angelo - Réfléxions [sic] sur les préjugés qui s'opposent aux progrès et à la perfection de l'inoculation. Brussels, "et se trouve à Paris chez Musier fils", 1764. [6]-239 pp. (marg. loss on half title due to a rat, tear without loss on the 1st leaf of table). First ed. of a treatise on inoculation by A. Gatti (1730-1798), Italian professor of medicine and one of the strongest advocates of vaccination. Woodcut mark on title. - 3. Id. - Nouvelles réflexions sur la pratique de l'inoculation. Ibid., 1767. [4]-204 pp. First ed. of this complementary work, republished in Amsterdam in 1768.
Ref. Blake 285 (1), 168 (2, 3). - Wellcome III:94 (2, 3). - CCFr. - UniCat (2: 1 copy in Opac KBR; 3: cp. UniCat).
Prov. Abbey Sainte-Vanne de Verdun, 1774 (ms. entry with shelf marks on title). - L. Detrixhe, "à Stavelot" (stamp on 1st title and on last p. of 3rd work).