HEALTH TRACTS, FOR THE DIFFUSION OF KNOWLEDGE ON THE PRESERVATION OF HEALTH, AND THE LAWS OF THE HUMAN CONSTITUTION
by Dr. Wm. A. Alcott - [William Andrus Alcott 1798-1859 - cousin of Bronson Alcott
- Used
- Condition
- good, 3/4 leather, marbled boards (hardcover) edgewear
- Seller
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Walpole, New Hampshire, United States
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About This Item
Boston: George W. Light, 1841. HC. good, 3/4 leather, marbled boards (hardcover) edgewear. A compilation of William Alcott's writings including: Dosing and Drugging; How to Prevent Consumption; City and Country; Right Use of Fruits; Thoughts on Bathing; Breathing Bad Air; Clothing and Temperature; Domestic Poisons; Tight Lacing; Abuses of the Eye; Health in Common Schools; and, Right Use of Physicians. NOTE - edgewear to leather, and wear top of spine.
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- Bookseller
- Ray Boas, Bookseller (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- BOOKS065448I
- Title
- HEALTH TRACTS, FOR THE DIFFUSION OF KNOWLEDGE ON THE PRESERVATION OF HEALTH, AND THE LAWS OF THE HUMAN CONSTITUTION
- Author
- Dr. Wm. A. Alcott - [William Andrus Alcott 1798-1859 - cousin of Bronson Alcott
- Format/Binding
- HC
- Book Condition
- Used - good, 3/4 leather, marbled boards (hardcover) edgewear
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- George W. Light
- Place of Publication
- Boston
- Date Published
- 1841
- Bookseller catalogs
- MEDICAL;
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- Tight
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