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MONNET, Léon-Ernest. De la Kola. (Sterculia Acuminata). Étude physiologique & thérapeutique. Lille: Camille Robbe, 1884.
Tall 8vo. Original printed wrappers, unopened (extremities soiled and a bit worn).
FIRST EDITION, PRESENTATION COPY, inscribed by the author to a fellow physician and colleague. Monnet was on the University of Paris medical faculty and head of the clinic of the medical faculty at Lille. This work is the complete account of the physiological effects and therapeutic use of this major African stimulant drug. A Horowitz high spot.