Plenck, Joseph Jakob vonBromatologie oder Lehre von den Speisen und Getränken. Translated from the Latin. With engraved title vignette. Vienna, Gräffer, 1785. 432 pp. 8°. Cloth boards with ribbed label (somewhat rubbed, scuffed and bumped). Medicine Plenck, Joseph Jakob von Bromatologie oder Lehre von den Speisen und Getränken. Translated from the Latin. With engraved title vignette. Vienna, Gräffer, 1785. 432 pp. 8°. Cloth boards with ribbed label (somewhat rubbed, scuffed and bumped). Rare. - From the Deuzel Collection, with bookplate. - Second German edition (after the first in 1784). VD18 11574720. Horn/Arndt 323. - "P. achieved extraordinary things in the entire field of medicine. In addition to numerous works on surgery, obstetrics, anatomy, skin and venereal diseases and pharmacology, he wrote works on physiology, botany and chemistry, some of which were published several times and were often used as textbooks. In this way he helped to bridge the gap that had existed since the Middle Ages between the academically educated physician and the technically trained surgeon." (NDB 20, 529) - Foxing throughout. Book block cracked. Overall a good copy. Medicine - With engraved title vignette. Cont. paperback with spine label (somewhat rubbed, scuffed and bumped). - Rare. - From the Deuzel collection, with bookplate. - Second German edition (after the first in 1784). VD18 11574720. Horn/Arndt 323 - Foxing throughout. Book block cracked. Overall a good copy. This work is taxed. The hammer price is subject to a 23.95% surcharge and the final invoice amount is subject to 7% (books) or 19% VAT in the European Union. This work is subject to the regular margin scheme. There is a 23.95% buyer's premium on the hammer price and 7% (Books) or 19% VAT on the final invoice amount in the European Union.