Henri Bedor. Sur l'Appréhension du choléra-morbus; les moyens proposés pour s'en préserver; ceux qui conviendraient surtout à Troyes, si cette ville s'en voyait menacée.  Troyes: A la Librairie du Commerce de Bouquot, rue Notre-Dame, no. 86, 1831.

This book has been adopted.

A scarce and appealing provincial pamphlet from the city of Troyes in north-east France, providing citizens with advice and a number of suggested medicines and remedies to be employed should the city be threatened by the pandemic. Bedor was a physician in the city and a member of the Conseil de Salubrité de Troyes. The book has two small appealing wood-cuts; together with a loosely inserted single sheet notice issued by M. Payn, Le Maire de la Ville de Troyes, and providing, in a series of brief bullet points, further public health advice relating to hygiene and diet.

Adoption price: $320.00

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