Mr. Purgon. Plaquette reserve au corps medical. [May 1944]

Monaco: Editions Societe de Publicite et d’Editions monegasques, 1944. Pamphlet. Pages 51-70, illustrations, color printed wraps. Vertical fold runs the entire height of the issue; edgeworn; paper toned.

Humorous medical journal issued just a few months before the liberation of France. Includes stores, verse, original comics, and advertisements. The title is a reference to a doctor in Moliere’s play The Imaginary Invalid who exploits the main character’s hypochondria. Published by Roger Bonnefon. Edited by A.G. Badert. The banner lists offices in Lyon, Monaco, and Vichy. As of December 2022, OCLC reports locations in France, at the Bibliotheque nationale de France, only.

Cat.No: 297449

Price: $35.00