[Rarebooks] FS: 1725 advice on proper diet, exercise, sleeping, etc.
Charles Agvent
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Thu Oct 23 12:55:14 EDT 2014
CHEYNE, George. AN ESSAY OF HEALTH AND LONG LIFE. London: George
Strahan, 1725. Second Edition. Blindstamped paneled calf leather; xx
[24] 232 pages. Chapters on proper diet, exercise, sleeping, etc. Aimed
at the lay reader, much of Cheyne's advice was based upon his own
hypochondria and continual struggle with obesity--at one time he weighed
over 440 pounds. In another work Cheyne described his hypochondria,
which he blamed on the English weather, and estimated that a third of
his patients were neurotic. Bitting (p. 86) cites only the 1727 French
edition, noting it as rare. Crahan 268; Heirs of Hippocrates 761; Osler
2303; Wellcome II, p. 338. Modern bookplate of Nellie Madeleine Brown,
M.D. on the front free endpaper; spine label partly present. Some
rubbing and edgewear, short splits in joints. Nice copy. (#002982)
$300.00
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