Idée generale de l'oeconomie animale et observations sur la petite verole by HELVÉTIUS, Jean Claude Adrien - 1722

Paris: Rigaud, 1722. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. 1st Edition. Hardcover. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. 8vo. [34], 388, [12] pp. Contemp. calf (corners rubbed), gilt ornamental spine on 5 raised bands (joints splitting), gilt sides (slightly rubbed), sprenkled edges, text with dampstaining, spotting, wormhole in lower part of first quires. Good copy. ---- Blake 206. Wellcome III, 243. BL London (2). Library of Congress. Wellcome III, 243. - First edition by Helvetius (1685-1755), one of the physicians consulted during the final illness of Louis XVI (1715).