[French medicine/beauty. Dolois] Le cours de médecine en françois

contenant le Miroir de Beauté et santé corporelle. Louis Guyon Dolois. Lyon, I. Ant. Huguetan, & Guill. Barbier, 1671. 2 parts in 1 vol. 2 folding plates and 10 pp. with engraved ills. on verso and recto. Halfleather, title gilt on spine, 4to.

Binding sl. worn, head of spine sl. dam. Lacks title page, plates restored and reinforced with paper, pp. with ills. frayed on edges, sl. waterst. throughout. Poor copy. This medical work was an enormous succes as it extensively discusses the theme of beauty, in particular in the chapters on hair, the ears and the complexion of the face.