Bidspirit auction | PASTEUR LOUIS: (1822-1895) French chemist

PASTEUR LOUIS: (1822-1895) French chemist and microbiologist, renowned for his discoveries of the pr... - PASTEUR LOUIS: (1822-1895) French chemist and microbiologist, renowned for his discoveries of the principles of vaccination and pasteurisation. A.L.S., L. Pasteur , one page, 8vo, n.p., 9 th March n.y., to an esteemed colleague, in French. Pasteur writes, in full, 'I want to thank you right away for your information on the subject of Mr. Eastlake's work. I had already seen an interesting summary of it in your fine book about Polynesian architecture' . With blank integral leaf. A couple of neat splits to the right edges of the central fold (one repaired to the verso) and with some minor age wear, about VG   Charles Eastlake (1836-1906) British architect and furniture designer whose work Hints on Household Taste in Furniture, Upholstery and other Details (1868) was very influential in Great Britain, and later in the United States of America where it was published in 1872.