THE SCIENCE AND ART OF LIVING.

FIRST EDITION. 8vo. (7.5 x 5.2 inches). A little foxing to the fore edge otherwise a very good copy, finely bound in full burgundy calf leather by Sangorski & Sutcliffe. Spine with raised bands, each with gilt piping. Compartments with double ruled box design within gilt ruled borders. Lettered in gilt to the spine and front board. Both boards with four gilt ruled line borders. Board edges with double gilt ruled lines. Turn-ins with floral and ruled line gilt borders. Plain light green endpapers. Top edge gilt. Neat previous owner name, dated Xmas 1924, on front blank free endpaper and a few spots to the first few leaves but overall a very good bright copy in a fine leather binding with a little fading to the spine, but overall an attractive copy of this scarce volume. Leonard Williams. M.D. (1861 - 1939) was a Welsh physician and author of several health and lifestyle books but is perhaps best known for his research on obesity and his advocacy of a raw vegetarian diet. Ahead of his time, he issued stark warnings about the risks of over-eating in general, and also the negative effects of sugar, meat and tobacco. A contemporary reviewer of this title described it as a "slashing attack on meat-eaters, sweet-eaters and over-eaters".…