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SENAC, Jean Baptiste (1693-1770). Trait de la structure du coeur, de son action, et de ses maladies. Paris: Briasson, 1749.
2 volumes, 4o (255 x 191 mm). 17 engraved folding plates (plates 4 and 5 trimmed close.) Contemporary speckled calf, spines elaborately gilt.
FIRST EDITION, with the cancel title-leaves in both volumes, replacing the imprint of Jacques Vincent with that of Briasson. "Senac's valuable treatise on the heart added much to the knowledge of the anatomy and diseases of that organ; he mentioned the leucocytes, which he considered to belong to the chyle, and he described pericarditis. Senac was the first to use quinine for palpitation" (Garrison-Morton). Garrison-Morton 2733; Heirs of Hippocrates 823; Osler 3960; Norman 1929. (2)
2 volumes, 4
FIRST EDITION, with the cancel title-leaves in both volumes, replacing the imprint of Jacques Vincent with that of Briasson. "Senac's valuable treatise on the heart added much to the knowledge of the anatomy and diseases of that organ; he mentioned the leucocytes, which he considered to belong to the chyle, and he described pericarditis. Senac was the first to use quinine for palpitation" (Garrison-Morton). Garrison-Morton 2733; Heirs of Hippocrates 823; Osler 3960; Norman 1929. (2)