12th Sep, 2018 10:30 GMT/BST

Books, Maps & Ephemera

 
Lot 42
 

42

Christison, Sir Robert, Bart. A Treatise on Poisons. Edinburgh: Printed for Adam Black, North...

Christison, Sir Robert, Bart. A Treatise on Poisons. Edinburgh: Printed for Adam Black, North Bridge; and Longman, Rees, Orme, Brown, & Green, London, 1832. 8vo, nr-contemporary half calf over marbled boards, speckled edges; engraved frontis. Second edition. Christison was one of the leading toxicologists of the 19th century and a frequent medical witness - most famously as the man who helped convict Burke and Hare. He often conducted tests of poisons on himself to improve his understanding, such as taking large doses of Calabar bean. This hands-on, detailed and thorough approach to toxicology made his influential textbook one of the most authoritative written.

Sold for £90
Estimated at £100 - £150


 

Cracking to upper joint but board still solid, foxing to frontis. with offsetting to title, title, slight occasional foxing but a tight, clean copy else.

 


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Auction: Books, Maps & Ephemera, 12th Sep, 2018

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