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PASTEUR, Louis (1822-1895). "Mmoire sur la fermentation appele lactique." -- "Mmoire sur la fermentation alcoolique." In: Comptes Rendus sances de l'Academie des Sciences, Vol. 45, pp. 913-16 and 1032-36. Paris: Mallet-Bachelier, 1857.
4to (279 x 224 mm). Original plain wrappers, printed paper spine label, uncut and unopened. FIRST EDITION of these two important papers by Pasteur. The first work reports the "first demonstration of the connection between a specific fermentation and the activity of a specific living micro-organism. This paper is often considered the beginning of bacteriology as a modern science" (Garrison-Morton-Norman). First work: Dibner Heralds of Science 198; Garrison-Morton-Norman 2472; Grolier/Horblit 82 ("The birth of bacteriology...").
4to (279 x 224 mm). Original plain wrappers, printed paper spine label, uncut and unopened. FIRST EDITION of these two important papers by Pasteur. The first work reports the "first demonstration of the connection between a specific fermentation and the activity of a specific living micro-organism. This paper is often considered the beginning of bacteriology as a modern science" (Garrison-Morton-Norman). First work: Dibner Heralds of Science 198; Garrison-Morton-Norman 2472; Grolier/Horblit 82 ("The birth of bacteriology...").