A full and accurate account of the new method of curing dyspepsia, ...: with some observations on diseases of the digestive organs.
by Halsted, Oliver
- Used
- good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good
- Seller
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Tuxedo Park, New York, United States
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About This Item
New-York: O. Halsted, 1830. Good. 12mo (20 cm); xii, 155, [1] pages. Original linen-backed boards with green printed paper label on upper board. Boards quite dark; scattered foxing as in all surviving examples, heavy toward final leaves. Bookplate of Alfred Heacock Whittaker. Earlier ownership inscription of Michael Schoonmaker. Sound and entire. Reference: American Imprints (Shaw) 1737
Lay medical advice from the early nineteenth century: eat more slowly, in moderation, chew your food, and get exercise by riding your horse. The author even holds a patent for a mechanical exercise machine!
Lay medical advice from the early nineteenth century: eat more slowly, in moderation, chew your food, and get exercise by riding your horse. The author even holds a patent for a mechanical exercise machine!
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- Bookseller
- Rodger Friedman Rare Book Studio (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 6420
- Title
- A full and accurate account of the new method of curing dyspepsia, ...
- Author
- Halsted, Oliver
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- O. Halsted
- Place of Publication
- New-York
- Date Published
- 1830
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- Gut microbiome dyspepsia gastritis stomach
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About the Seller
Rodger Friedman Rare Book Studio
Biblio member since 2006
Tuxedo Park, New York
About Rodger Friedman Rare Book Studio
Rodger Friedman Rare Book Studio owes its name and its inspiration to the traditional Italian studio bibliografico. These small antiquarian bookshops, typically run by individuals who combine deep scholarship with a love of the printed object, remind us that underlying the words "study" and "studio" is the Latin term for zeal and devotion, studium. Since 1993, my goal has been to match discerning collectors with extraordinary books and manuscripts.
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