Le? by Mathieu-Joseph-Bonaventure Orfila - 2012-10-26

Paperback / softback. New.

Hardback. New.

Paris: Chez Crochard, 1818. Hardcover. Good. . Complete 2 Volume Set. . Second edition, reviewed, corrected and augmented - Bound in matching 3/4 Leather with marbled boards; gold lettering and ruling to spines; Volume 1: XXXII and 658 pages, with 1 plate at rear.. Volume 2 ; XVI and 703 pages. - Rubbing and wear to covers; spines faded; hinges are cracked, but covers are still holding; some mild toning / foxing throughout. Otherwise, clean and unmarked. A good set.

Paris: Béchet jeune, 1832. Half leather with marbled boards. Gilt titles to the spine. The hinges of the spine have a little cracking, but are still holding well. Marbled end papers. This is a "First Thus" and seems to be an expanded edition. Originally published by Bechet Jeune between 1823-26, this edition was published in 1832. In addition to the 21 numbered plates, there are 5 marked biz, plus engraved title, so a total of 27 plates. 7 of the plates are hand coloured. Curiously, every copy I have seen online has 7 hand coloured plates, presumably the same ones. The plates depict poisonous snakes, plants, fungi etc. Most of the pages are in very good condition. The title has a touch of darkening and staining to the corners. The first 12 plates have light staining (water?) to the spine edge, not affecting engraving. Tab 2 has loss to the edge (not affecting plate). 3 of the coloured engravings of mushrooms have had closed tears repaired to the rear with archival tape. Not particularly… Read More

Philadelphia: by Clark & Raser, for Solomon W. Conrad, 1818. Boards show wear and soiling, and the interior is moderately foxed especially to the end papers and the top edges of the pages are stained Orfila (1787-1853) authored the first book on toxicologic forensics; that work was translated and published in Philadelphia in 1817 This work published in 1818 provides information on treating people who were poisoned and a lengthy discussion of additives in wine Shaw & Shoemaker; 45183 170, [10] pp pp.

Paris: BÈchet jeune & the Author, 1821. First Edition, First Issue. The volume was reissued with a new title page still dated 1821 to form the second part of the LeÁons de MÈdicine LÈgale (1823). The author is considered to be the founder of the science of toxicology. He was the first great nineteenth century exponent of forensic medicine and refined the testing for arsenic in criminal investigation. Wellcome IV p. 268. 8vo. pp. 1 p.l., [v]-xviii, 503. lacking half-title. 22 engraved plates, the 6 of mushrooms partly hand-coloured. later half calf (worn, front joint partly cracked). leather label on upper cover of the Law Society of Upper Canada, Osgoode Hall

Berlin, Germany: In der Vossischen Buchhandlung, 1831. First German Language edition. Hardcover. Very Good+. First German Language edition. Hardcover. Translation to English~: Relief procedures for poisoned and asphyxial persons : accompanied with the means to detect the poisons, to recognize adulterated wines and to distinguish real death from apparent death. Translation of: Secours à donner aux personnes empoisonnées ou asphyxiées. Includes bibliographical references and index. Mathieu Joseph Bonaventure Orfila (1787-1853), often called the "Father of Toxicology," was the first great Spanish 19th-century exponent of forensic medicine. Orfila worked to make chemical analysis a routine part of forensic medicine, and made studies of asphyxiation, the decomposition of bodies, and exhumation. He helped to develop tests for the presence of blood in a forensic context and is credited as one of the first people to use a microscope to assess blood and semen stains. He also worked to improve public… Read More