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LANNEC, Ren Thophile Hyacinthe (1781-1826). De l'auscultation mdiate ou trait du diagnostic des maladies des poumons et du coeur, fond principalement sur ce nouveau moyen de l'exploration . Paris: J-A. Brosson and J.-S. Chaud, 1819. 2 volumes, 8 o (202 x 127 mm). Collation: Vol. I: S2 a* 4 S1 b-c 8 1-28 8 29 4 * 4 ; Vol. II: S8 1-29 8 30 4 . Half-titles, 4 folding plates. (Skilful repair to tear on 25.3, crossing 10 lines of text). Modern quarter calf, spine gilt, red spine labels, marbled boards. FIRST EDITION, first issue, with the second leaf of the dedication (a*2) uncancelled. A LANDMARK IN THE DIAGNOSIS OF DISEASES OF THE LUNGS AND HEART, ANNOUNCING THE INVENTION OF THE STETHOSCOPE. Dibner Heralds of Science 129; En franais dans le texte 226; Garrison-Morton-Norman 2673, 3219, 3614; Grolier Medicine 57; Heirs of Hippocrates 1364; Osler 1318; PMM 280; Waller 5491; Welcome III, p. 429.