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Ladies' Guide in Health and Disease
by J.H. Kellogg, M.D
- Used
- poor
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Poor
- Seller
-
PICTON, Ontario, Canada
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About This Item
J.H. Kellogg (1852-1943) was an American doctor and the inventor of the modern breakfast cereal. This book is a discussion of women's health at the various stages of life, and also discusses aspects of education, exercise, and diet necessary for health in women, as understood at the time. It is a fascinating artefact of beliefs about women's health in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. This copy is in poor condition. The engraved leather covering the boards is worn and torn in places, most notably on the corners, and the leather on the spine has almost separated entirely, and been significantly torn at the top and bottom and has a large tear down the centre. Inside, however, the book is excellent shape, with a tight binding and bright text and plates. The fold-out anatomical diagrams are in excellent condition. However, it is missing the series of plates that should be in the back pocket, and the back pocket itself has been almost torn off entirely. Nevertheless, an interesting source for medical, social, and gender history in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Books & Company
(CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 55
- Title
- Ladies' Guide in Health and Disease
- Author
- J.H. Kellogg, M.D
- Book Condition
- Used - Poor
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Modern Medicine Publishing Co.
- Date Published
- 1902
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- medicine, medical history, history of medicine, social history, women's studies, gender studies
Terms of Sale
Books & Company
30 day return guarantee, with full refund including original shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or damaged.
About the Seller
Books & Company
Biblio member since 2023
PICTON, Ontario
About Books & Company
Books & Company is a large, independent bookstore dealing in new books, stationery products, and a hand-picked selection of antiquarian books.
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- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- 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....
- Poor
- A book with significant wear and faults. A poor condition book is still a reading copy with the full text still readable. Any...
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