Published by Hurst, Robinson and Co, 1822
Seller: World of Rare Books, Goring-by-Sea, SXW, United Kingdom
Condition: USED_GOOD. 1822. Fourth edition, enlarged. 336 pages. No dust jacket. Half bound brown leather with marbled paper covered boards and gilt lettering to spine. Pages remain bright and clean with minimal tanning and foxing. Binding remains firm. Boards have heavy wear with bumped and abraded corners. Spine ends similarly worn and spine itself strongly scuffed and cracked. Gilt dulled. Board surfaces scratched and rubbed.
Published by Hurston, Robinson, and Co., London, 1822
Seller: ROBIN RARE BOOKS at the Midtown Scholar, Harrisburg, PA, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condition: USED_GOOD. No Jacket. The Art of Invigorating and Prolonging Life, by Food, Clothes, Air, Exercise, Wine, Sleep, &c. and Peptic Precepts, Pointing Out Agreeable and Effectual Methods to Prevent and Relieve Indigestion, and to Regulate and Strengthen the Action of the Stomach and Bowels. By "the Author of Cook's Oracle" (William Kitchiner) and printed in London by Hurst, Robinson, and Co. 1822,298 pp, 7" x 4.25", 8vo, rebacked full leather hardcover. In good rebacked condition, with rubbing and wear to boards and spine, primarily along edges and corners. Hinges remain in good condition and text block remains bound well. Light markings and marginalia at front and rear. Loss to bottom half of last end page. General age-related toning to pages, along with periodic foxing and wear. Please see photographs and ask any questions prior to purchasing. A scarce piece on health and remedies by William Kitchiner (1775-1827), a celebrity chef, musician, and optician. COLN1822ABCB.
Published by Hurst, Robinson, & Co, London, 1822
Hardcover. Condition: USED_GOOD. 4th Edition. A good copy of the fourth edition enlarged. Bound in full calf with four raised bands to spine. Red leather title label Front board hinge holding by two cords. Book block sound. Some minor foxing to prelims. 336pp.