The History of Health and The Art of Preserving It
by MacKenzie, James
- Used
- Fine
- Condition
- Fine/No Jacket
- Seller
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Seattle, Washington, United States
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About This Item
William Gordon, 1759. Leather Binding. Fine/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" xii + 436pp. Beautifully bound in full brown speckled calf in period dress, spine with raised bands, red morocco label, and tooling in gilt and blind. Some very light foxing and light wear in places, else still a beautiful copy. Includes MacKenzie's advocacy of tennis, golf (and the seemingly inevitable cold bath!) as means to improved health.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Arundel Books of Seattle (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 00535754
- Title
- The History of Health and The Art of Preserving It
- Author
- MacKenzie, James
- Format/Binding
- Leather Binding
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- William Gordon
- Date Published
- 1759
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- Tennis Golf Medicine Science Health Sports Exercise, , , , , , , ,
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Arundel Books of Seattle
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Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Morocco
- Morocco is a style of leather book binding that is usually made with goatskin, as it is durable and easy to dye. (see also...
- Calf
- Calf or calf hide is a common form of leather binding. Calf binding is naturally a light brown but there are ways to treat the...
- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- Raised Band(s)
- Raised bands refer to the ridges that protrude slightly from the spine on leather bound books. The bands are created in the...