Good Health Magazine by J.H. Kellogg, M.D. (editor) - 1913

Journal of the American Medical Association, December 8, 1888. Extract. Fair. This extract is from a bound collection of JAMA journals. This journal is December 8, 1888. The article by Kellogg spans pages 793-803. Also included is Naso-pharyngeal Fibromata by E. Fletcher Ingals; Foeticide and its Prevention by H.C. Markham; Pseudo-hypertrophic Muscular Paralysis by W. Byford Ryan. Some water stains.

The Journal of the American Medical Association, August 25, 1888. Extract. Fair. Extracted from bound collection of old JAMA's. Single issue from 8/25/1888. Also included is a transcript from an address by Charles A.L. Reed, M.D. entitled The Principles of Practice Involved in the Extirpation of the Uterine Appendages when not the Seat of Tumor. Some water stains on spine edge of pages.

NY:Funk&Wagnalls,1919,, 1919. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. cloth,illustrated, three color plates, slight stain to cover, VG/None

J.H. Kellogg (1852-1943) was an American doctor and the inventor of the modern breakfast cereal. This book is a discussion of women's health at the various stages of life, and also discusses aspects of education, exercise, and diet necessary for health in women, as understood at the time. It is a fascinating artefact of beliefs about women's health in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. This copy is in poor condition. The engraved leather covering the boards is worn and torn in places, most notably on the corners, and the leather on the spine has almost separated entirely, and been significantly torn at the top and bottom and has a large tear down the centre. Inside, however, the book is excellent shape, with a tight binding and bright text and plates. The fold-out anatomical diagrams are in excellent condition. However, it is missing the series of plates that should be in the back pocket, and the back pocket itself has been almost torn off entirely. Nevertheless, an interesting source… Read More

Good Health Publishing Co. Hardcover. Acceptable. Binding is strong however the leather on the spine has split at the joint from the leather of the front cover. No plates in the rear pocket. Light foxing. Previous owners name and address in pencil but largely written on the first endpaper. Please contact us for pictures.

Good Health Publishing Co.. Used - Acceptable. Acceptable condition. No Dust Jacket Reading copy only. Shelf worn. Shelf cocked. Soiled on cover. Rubbed and scuffed on cover. Rear hinge completely broken. Foxing inside. Chipping on pastedown. Front hinge cracked. (psychology, neurasthenia, exhaustion)