The Healing of Rodolphe Grivel, Congenital Deaf-Mute: A Series of Letters
by d'Olivet, Fabre; Nayán Louise Redfield (Translator)
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- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- vg
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About This Item
New York: G. P. Putnam's Sons, 1927. First edition for this translation. Hardcover. vg. Quarto. XIII, [1], 273, [1]pp. Original gilt decorated blue cloth with gold lettering on spine and front cover. Top edge gilt. Frontispiece portrait of Fabre d'Olivet. In this remarkable work Fabre d'Olivet is shown as a humanitarian who heals Rudolphe Grivel, a congenital mute. It is the story of this healing, together with the jealousies, calumnies and persecutions which followed this amazing deed. Written during the fascinating time of Napoleon's reign. Minor shelf wear. Lower corner of back cover bumped (not affecting pages). Binding in overall good to good+, interior in very good condition.
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- Bookseller
- Eric Chaim Kline - Bookseller
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 31430
- Title
- The Healing of Rodolphe Grivel, Congenital Deaf-Mute: A Series of Letters
- Author
- d'Olivet, Fabre; Nayán Louise Redfield (Translator)
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - vg
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition for this translation
- Publisher
- G. P. Putnam's Sons
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1927
- Keywords
- Science in the early 19th century, Medicine in Napoleonic France, Science in revolutionary France, Scientists in Imperial France, First edition, Reference
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Eric Chaim Kline - Bookseller
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Santa Monica, California
About Eric Chaim Kline - Bookseller
We offer a broad selection of rare, out-of-print and antiquarian books with an emphasis on photography, architecture, art, Judaica, Bibles, Weimar Germany and the Third Reich, modernism, Olympic Games, erotica and foreign-language works, especially German, Hebrew, Polish and Yiddish. We also provide appraisal, auction, consulting and rental services.
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