Portal, Antoine

Observations sur La Nature et Le Traitement des Maladies du Foie [Observations on the nature and treatment of diseases of the liver]

Paris: Longchamps, 1813. First printing. Paperback. 8vo, in original publisher's plain blue wraps, original spine label, very good, some creases to spine and light wear and curling to covers, contents very good, stamp of the Medical Society of Geneva (Switzerland) on title. Portal (1742-1832) was a French anatomist, doctor, medical historian and founding president of the Académie Nationale de Médecine. He was also probably the first to discern amyloid in the liver, in observations recorded in 1789. Extremely uncommon in the original wraps, pages uncut and untrimmed. Very Good. Item #H22439

Price: $150.00