Sir john floyer (5 Ergebnisse)

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Signed and inscribed by editor (Gibbs) on title page. 8vo. Original pictorial card covers (softback) (near Fine). Pp. 156, illus with b&w photos (no other inscriptions).

2nd Ed. Corrected. [2],xxix,[1],208p. Signature L5 with minor marginal loss, browned, contemporary panelled calf, restoration work to corners, rebacked in modern plain calf with original gilt lettered label to spine. G & M 3166 (First Edition). 'Floyer himself suffered from asthma for over 30 years. He recognized the influence of heredity in asthma. The above includes p.239 (201 in our edition) an important early account of emphysema.' ESTC No T149465 'Dedication signed: John Floyer.' US$965. …

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).…

First Edition. First edition, 8vo, pp. vii, [1], 232; blindstamped contemporary paneled calf, unadorned spine; extremities rubbed, short tear in B1 entering from the top margin; a good, sound copy, unrestored. Early ownership signatures of Josiah Pomeroy on the flyleaf, and G. Harriot on the title page. Sectional title pages for A Letter to the Rev. Dr. John Gibson . concerning the interpretation of Daniel's Prophecy, [London], 1726 which occupies pp. [199]-220; and separate title page for The Rev. Mr. Colson's Letter to Sir John Floyer, [London], 1726, occupying pp. [221]-232. Floyer (1649-1734) "was one of the most eccentric physicians of his time, and his works show great independence of thought as well as a true spirit of research" (Heirs of Hippocrates). He was the first physician to make regular observations on the rate of the pulse, was a powerful advocate of cold bathing, and was a pioneer in the field of geriatrics. He also gave the first description of emphysema.…