A Treatise on Diet, or the Management of Human Life; By Physicians called the Six Non-Naturals ....
first edition A once ornate gilt stamped calf binding.
1768 · London
by Valangin, Francis de - DIET
London: Printed for the Author, 1768. First [only] Edition.. A once ornate gilt stamped calf binding.
. Worn binding; contents clear.. 8vo, [x], 342 pp.
The author's inquiry into the causes of diseases especially those prevalent in London. Health, states the author, is based on the balance of what he calls 'non-naturals' : air, food, excretion, motion, sleep, and consciousness. The text is an explication of how to bring these health essentials into balance and what to do to restore it. Blake, p. 467; Wellcome, V, p. 323. (Inventory #: 16026)
. Worn binding; contents clear.. 8vo, [x], 342 pp.
The author's inquiry into the causes of diseases especially those prevalent in London. Health, states the author, is based on the balance of what he calls 'non-naturals' : air, food, excretion, motion, sleep, and consciousness. The text is an explication of how to bring these health essentials into balance and what to do to restore it. Blake, p. 467; Wellcome, V, p. 323. (Inventory #: 16026)