Renaudin Jacques (2 results)

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First edition, first printing, with four copies traced in institutions worldwide, of this medical thesis encompassing a consideration of the pilgrimage to Mecca from a public health perspective. Chapters introduce the history of cholera outbreaks before turning to the epidemiological implications of the 1930 hajj. Discussion of symptoms is followed by an account of the cholera vibrios found at the El Tor pilgrim quarantine camp. The author submitted this study to satisfy the requirements for his French medical doctorate. Copies can be found at the Bibliothèque nationale de France, Zentralbibliothek Zurich, University of Strasbourg, and Leipzig University. Large octavo. With folding map. Original brown wrappers, spine and front cover lettered in black, front wrapper with publisher's numerical ink stamp. Contemporary note in French in ink on front cover: "Born on 1 July 1905 in Paris". Small losses at spine ends, wrappers with a few chips and short tears, contents evenly toned, some nicks. A very good copy, largely unopened.…