Dr. Beni-Barde [Joseph-Marie-Alfred]

Exposé de la méthode hydrothérapique: Histoire, théories, technique, applications cliniques [TOGETHER WITH] Sixteen-page manuscript draft for a lecture by Beni-Barde

Paris: Masson et Cie. 1905. Very Good. Item #20685

Paris: Masson et Cie., 1905. First Edition. Large octavo; original buff printed wrappers; [4],xv,[1],454pp. A bit of faint dampstaining along top edge and some soil spots, cracking to spine paper at crown without loss, else a Very Good, sound copy.

Likely the author's copy with a sixteen-page manuscript rough draft of a lecture on the effects of hydrotherapy on dyspepsia. Manuscript comprised of four bifolium sheets with the letterhead of the Établissements Hydrothérapiques d'Auteuil et de la rue Miromesnil, under the direction of Beni-Barde, 63, rue de Miromesnil, "De 10 h à 11 h. et demie et de 4 h. à 5 h. et demie."

One of the author's many exhaustive studies of the myriad forms of hydrotherapy, published at the height of its popularity as a treatment for most ailments. Beni-Barde was the leading pioneer in hydrotherapic studies, using patient research made first at Bellevue from 1860 to 1865 and later at the Auteuil establishment, which he directed full-time until 1880. In 1876 he founded the establishment referred to (along with that in Auteuil) on the letterhead, in Paris.

OCLC locates two copies in the US as of August 2026 at Stanford and the NLM..

Price: $450.00