LIND (James). Treatise on Scurvy, divided into three parts, - Lot 54

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LIND (James). Treatise on Scurvy, divided into three parts, - Lot 54
LIND (James). Treatise on Scurvy, divided into three parts, containing researches on the nature, causes & cure of this Disease. To which has been joined the translation of Boerhaave's treatise on scurvy, commented by M. van Swieten. Paris, Ganeau, 1756. 2 volumes in-8, contemporary binding, smooth spines decorated, marbled edges (worn bindings, epidermures, one jaw partially split, light wetness in the first volume). "The author of the best work we have on scurvy, and one of the best observers who have made us aware of the diseases of Europeans in hot climates" Dezeimeris, III/458). Garrison & Morton, n. 3713: "Lind, founder of the naval hygiene in England, wrote a classical treatise on scurvy... He urged the issue of lemon juice in the Navy and even suggested preserved orange and lemon juice; it was due to Lind that scurvy was eventually eradicated from the British Navy.
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