[TOBACCO]. NÉANDER (Jean). Traicté du tabac ou nicotiane, panacee, petun : autrement herbe à la reine... Lyon, Barthelemy Vincent, 1626. In-12 full ivory vellum, smooth spine with handwritten title (Binding of the time). [3] ff, 342 pp, [1] p. Decorated with 9 figures including 7 plates out of text, all engraved. Charming second French edition published a few months after the original of 1625. The author Jean Néander (1596-1630), who was a physician in Bremen, exposes in this text a reflection on tobacco: its production, its trade, and its possible use in the medical field, he is however opposed to any purely recreational use. Fairly good condition, good cleanliness of the boards, minimal spotting and browning Fairly good condition Binding: Soiling with traces of moisture Warped vellum Hinges slightly split in their lower part and show some of the seams Inside pages: Most of the ff. browned Minimal spotting in the margins pp. 60-84 and a more extensive one pp. 245 at the end of the book partly affecting the text and partly affecting 2 of the plates. Some small spots Small paper defects dating from the time of printing Minor old tears at the corner of some ff. Beautifully printed and clean plates despite a spotting on two of them