Floyer john baynard edward (6 Ergebnisse)

Zustand: New. In English.

Zustand: New. In English.

Kartoniert / Broschiert. Zustand: New.

Zustand: New.

Bound in full leather binding, patterned boards, later plain leather spine, with black title label with gilt title. Marbled edges & endpapers. Size 7.75 x 5 inches In good condition. Some rubbing and a little darkened on edges. Inside hinges neatly reinforced. Two small nicks on first blank page. Else generally clean & tight. [xxii], 491, [30], [1] pp. An early treatise on nature cure using water. …

Fourth edition, 8vo, (xxii), 484 pp. Mild damp staining to the front and rear blanks only, upper hinge slightly cracked but sound. Contemporary panelled calf, spine with recent subtle repairs to joints and ends, red label, a very good copy. ".one of the most original physicians of the great scientific period in which he lived. His works show independence of thought and the spirit of research; while some have been important as being the starting-points of new methods in medical practice. Floyer did good service also by his advocacy of cold bathing. He showed that the Roman customs of bathing had been prevalent in Britain in former times, and attributed to their disuse the occurrence of many diseases" (DNB). First published 1702 as "The Ancient Psychrolousia Revived", itself preceded by "An Enquiry into the Right Use and Abuses of the Hot, Cold, and Temperate Baths in England" (1697).…