Analyse du system absorbant ou lymphatique (1792) By René Nicolas Dufriche Desgenettes
 
DESGENETTES, René Nicolas Dufriche, le Baron (1762-1837) 'Analyse du system absorbant ou lymphatique' (Analysis of the absorbent or lymphatic system). In French. Pub. À Paris de l'imprimerir de Didot Je, 1792. Collation Brief: Title, pp [3]-50.

Baron Desgenettes was physician-in-chief to the French Army under Napoleon. He wrote on military medicine. This work on the lymphatics is a reprint of an article in the Journal de Médecine 1792, vol. xc.
 
Rebound in quarter red morocco, some foxing with tanning, soiling to first pages, stamp of the 'Royal College of Surgeons England' on title page and duplicate note verso. Owner: Duplicate from the Library of the Royal College of Surgeons. Bookplate: Ex Libris Anatomica K.F. Russell (167x100mm)
 
Published in 1792, Analyse du système absorbant ou lymphatique by René Nicolas Dufriche Desgenettes was a groundbreaking 50-page treatise that synthesised late 18th-century anatomical knowledge of the lymphatic system. It established his early medical reputation, positioning him for his future role as a renowned military surgeon. 
 
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50 Pages 
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