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BEAUMONT, William (1785-1853). Experiments and Observations on the Gastric Juice, and the Physiology of Digestion. Plattsburgh: F.P. Allen, 1833. 8°. 3 wood-engraved illustrations (some spotting throughout). Contemporary boards (later cloth spine, a little soiled). Provenance: W.P. Thornton (signature on front blank and front cover; Jean S. & A. Watson Armour III (armorial bookplate).
FIRST EDITION. "Beaumont was the first to study digestion and the movements of the stomach in vivo. His work on the subject was the most important before Pavlov" (Garrison & Morton 989). Norman 152; Wellcome II, 123; Waller 805.
FIRST EDITION. "Beaumont was the first to study digestion and the movements of the stomach in vivo. His work on the subject was the most important before Pavlov" (Garrison & Morton 989). Norman 152; Wellcome II, 123; Waller 805.
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