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PETIT, Antoine-François (1718-1795) -- Catalogue des livres de la bibliothèque de feu Antoine-François Petit, médecin, dont la vente se fera...en son domicile, rue des Bons-Enfans. Paris: Chaillou & Janet, 1796.
8o (200 x 130 mm). Contemporary half roan, spine gilt, edges stained blue (scuffing to covers and spine, corners and edges bumped).
PRICED in a contemporary hand. Petit was the son of François, personal physician to the Duke of Orléans, who left his considerable collection to his sons Antoine-François and Henri in equal parts. Antoine-François continued adding works to his his share of the library and developed significant holdings in medicine, natural history and science. Blogie II, col. 19; North 366.
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PRICED in a contemporary hand. Petit was the son of François, personal physician to the Duke of Orléans, who left his considerable collection to his sons Antoine-François and Henri in equal parts. Antoine-François continued adding works to his his share of the library and developed significant holdings in medicine, natural history and science. Blogie II, col. 19; North 366.