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‎Essai sur le mchanisme de l'electricit et l'utilit que l'on peur tirer pour gurison de quelques maladies.‎

‎Bordeaux, F. Sejourne, 1768. 108 pp. Small 4to (12 x 19 cm.). Contemporary marbled calf, spine gilt decorated (partly stained, sides rubbed, top and bottom of spine damaged, title label gone), Finely printed on strong paper. With several woodcut headers and footers, text printed within a typographical border.‎

‎ First edition, very rare. Not in Wheeler nor in the NLM. Molenier, a quack avant la lettre was "Mdecin privilgi du Roi & Inspecteur gnral des Privilgis pour ce qui regarde la vente & distribution des Remedes". He worked in Versailles, Paris, French Flanders and ultimately in Bordeaux. The firs 64 pages are his "Eassai de l'Electricit", pp. 65-97 are testimonials of patient he had cured successfully. pp 98-103 contains a description of his anti venereal diseases remedy, sold in bottles for "un prix trs-mdiocre". A clean inner copy.‎