Publisher:
Boston, John P. Jewett and Co.: 1857
1857 PRE-CIVIL WAR BOOK ON HYGIENE FOR FAMILIES AND SCHOOLS: HOW TO STAY HEALTHY. 8 inches tall hardcover, x, 424 pages, original brown cloth binding, blindstamped design on covers, gilt title on spine, pencil signature and inscription of 'E. C. Gaines, Bethel, Mi, Sept 1858 / Phyllis bought this'. Minimal chipping top of spine, scattered light foxing, small stain to edge of later pages, otherwise unmarked and very good. CONTENTS: Growth and Renovation; Muscular Motion; Rest and Sleep; Digestion and Nutrition; The Circulation of the Blood; Breathing and Ventilation; The Laws of the Skin and of...
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