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The Italian translation of Alibert on skin disease
ALIBERT, [JEAN LOUIS MARIE]
Clinica del Parigino spedale di S. Luigi ossia trattato compuito delle malattie della pelle. Venice: Guseppe Antonelli, 1835. First Italian edition. Contemporary blind-tooled quarter leather over marbled boards, 13 x 19 inches (33 x 48 cm.) [4], xxviii, 408 pp., 63 colored plates. Binding a bit shelfworn, with damage to the head and tail of the spine and a few scuffs to the covers. Damage to the top edge of the front cover with the board just delaminating. Internally foxed as usual, with short tears to two plates not near the image.
The first Italian edition of Alibert's spectacularly illustrated work on skin disease. After the Revolution interrupted Jean-Louis Marie Alibert's training for the priesthood, he instead went to medical school. He was appointed to the Hôpital Saint-Louis, where he developed a reputation as France's foremost expert in dermatology. Notably, Alibert developed a system of classification for skin disease based on Linnaeus, the "tree of dermatoses" which serves as the frontispiece for this volume. This engravings in this Italian edition are close copies of the engravings in the original French edition.
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ALIBERT, [JEAN LOUIS MARIE]
Clinica del Parigino spedale di S. Luigi ossia trattato compuito delle malattie della pelle. Venice: Guseppe Antonelli, 1835. First Italian edition. Contemporary blind-tooled quarter leather over marbled boards, 13 x 19 inches (33 x 48 cm.) [4], xxviii, 408 pp., 63 colored plates. Binding a bit shelfworn, with damage to the head and tail of the spine and a few scuffs to the covers. Damage to the top edge of the front cover with the board just delaminating. Internally foxed as usual, with short tears to two plates not near the image.
The first Italian edition of Alibert's spectacularly illustrated work on skin disease. After the Revolution interrupted Jean-Louis Marie Alibert's training for the priesthood, he instead went to medical school. He was appointed to the Hôpital Saint-Louis, where he developed a reputation as France's foremost expert in dermatology. Notably, Alibert developed a system of classification for skin disease based on Linnaeus, the "tree of dermatoses" which serves as the frontispiece for this volume. This engravings in this Italian edition are close copies of the engravings in the original French edition.
Auction: Rare Books, Autographs & Maps, Apr 16, 2026
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Successful Auction of Rare Books, Autographs & Maps on April 16, 2026 Surpasses Expectations
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Thomas Jefferson Letter Commenting on Toussaint Louverture Achieves $32,000
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NEW YORK, NY – Doyle's auction of Rare Books, Autographs & Maps on April 16, 2026 saw international competition drive strong results throughout the sale and a total that surpassed expectations.
Thomas Jefferson Letter on Toussaint Louverture
Highlighting the sale was a fascinating 1802 letter from Thomas Jefferson as president to Maryland Governor John Francis Mercer that achieved a strong $32,000. The remarkable letter captures a rare, candid moment in which Jefferson assesses, with striking clarity, the arrest of Toussaint Louverture, a leader of the Haitian Revolution, by French General Charles LeClerc, Napoleon’s brother-in-law. Jefferson perceptively warned that LeClerc’s actions would erode trust and likely spark further racial conflict—an insight that proved remarkably accurate. Beyond its sharp political foresight, the letter reflects the broader anxiety the Haitian Revolution provoked in the United States, which contributed to decades of diplomatic isolation of Haiti.
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