A full and accurate account of the new method of curing dyspepsia, . with some observations on diseases of the digestive organs.

Halsted, Oliver.

Published by O. Halsted, New-York, 1830

About this Item

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. Shaken in boards. 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!

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: A full and accurate account of the new method of curing dyspepsia, . with some observations on diseases of the digestive organs.
• Publisher: O. Halsted, New-York
• Publication Date: 1830
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: Good
• Seller catalogs:
  • Medicine
  • Digestive system
  • Home remedies