Rio de Janeiro, Typographia de M. Barreto, 1856.. (2 ll.), 207, iv pp., (1 l. errata). 8¡, contemporary navy quarter morocco over diced paper boards, smooth spine with gilt title and romantic ornaments (rubbed, foot of spine defective, 5 cm. of upper joint split near head of spine, horizontal tear to spine a few centimeters below head, corners worn, some wear to other extremities). Very slight browning, a few small stains, occasional very light foxing. Overall in good condition; internally very good. Half title bears signed seven-line ink inscription by the translator to his "Mestre & amigo," Luis Pereira da Fonseca. 8¡, contemporary navy quarter morocco over diced paper boards, smooth spine with gilt title and romantic ornaments (rubbed, foot of spine defective, 5 cm. of upper joint split near head of spine, horizontal tear to spine a few centimeters below head, corners worn, some wear to other extremities). Very slight browning, a few small stains, occasional very light foxing. Overall in good condition; internally very good. Half title bears signed seven-line ink inscription by the translator to his "Mestre & amigo," Luis Pereira da Fonseca. (2 ll.), 207, iv pp., (1 l. errata). *** First and only edition of this Portuguese translation, with revisions, from Celle's French work on tropical climates and their effect on the human body. Celle had been stationed at the Hospital Militar in Mazatlan. The translator, Domingos Jos Bernardino de Almeida, a native of Porto (b. 1828), adapted the work for Brazilians based on his own lengthy stay in the Americas. The work covers humid and dry hot climates: their effects on men, plants and animals; diseases from mosquitos and water; and the effects of native products such as chocolate, coffee and tobacco on the digestive tract. The translator was physician at the Hospital da Santa Casa de Misericordia in Rio de Janeiro, beginning in 1856, and at the Hospital da Sociedade Portugueza de Beneficencia in the same city, beginning in 1858. *** Innocncio II, 187; IX, 141; IX, 443. Pires de Lima, Catlogo da Bibliotheca da Escola Medico-Cirurgica do Porto 908. Not located in Lisbon, Faculdade de Medicina, Catlogo da Coleco Portuguesa. See also Grande enciclopdia II, 43. Not located in Porbase. Not located in Jisc. Not located in Aladin. Not located in Hollis. Not located in Orbis. NUC: DNLM.
