LAENNEC, René-Théophile-Hyacinthe. 1781-1826.


Autograph Letter Signed ("Laennec") in French, to his father, "Mon Cher Papa," as a student asking for money and addressing the political/economic situation in France, 1 p, integral address leaf, 8vo, December? 15, 1804, tear to integral sheet from seal removal, old folds;WITH: Autograph Document Signed ("Rene Laennec"), being a prescription form for Looch Album according to the recipe of the Codex Parisensis, for a Mssr Bayard, small 8vo, Paris, May 5, 1817, centerfold, small piece of tape to verso.An important family letter combining Laennec's concerns about the social conditions in France with a description of his trajectory toward a career in medicine. With a rare Laennec autograph prescription. Laennec transformed physical diagnosis as a result of his invention of the stethoscope and his emphasis on clinic-pathological correlation. See DMB 3, pp 757-761. Grolier Medicine 57. Also, accompanied by an engraved portrait by Ambroise Tardieu (Paris 1822)