Nouvelles Experiences sur la Vipere, ou l'on verra une description exacte de toutes ses parties, la source de son venin ses divers effets, et les remedes exquis (the rare first edition, first issue) The work is divided into

The work is divided into two parts

23 and 24 only)

2 monochrome foldout copper-plate engravings by Jan Wandelaar (unsigned)

”  MacMurray assisted the Andrews and Granger expeditions with logistics and other aid while he served at Minister to China from 1925-1929

5 inches wide by 21 inches long

Nouvelles Experiences sur la Vipere, ou l'on verra une description exacte de toutes ses parties, la source de son venin ses divers effets, et les remedes exquis (the rare first edition, first issue) The work is divided intoPp. illustrated frontis leaf (1), title leaf (1), dedication & epistre (4), preface (6), 1 200, fin (with 3 double plates and 1 illustrated frontis plate), 201 218 (echiosophium), table des titres (4), privilege du rot (2). Early acid etched brown calf, spine rebacked with original calf laid on, sm 8vo. This classic work began the debate with Italian physician Francesco Redi on the mechanism of viper envenomation. In this volume, Charas disputed