tissot translated kirkpatrick (2 risultati)

Hardcover. Condizione: Very Good. Third edition, rebound into 20th century olive drab cloth. Hardcover, xxxvi + 620 pp. Very good. Ex-library. Moderate shelf wear, tide mark along side edge of first few dozen or so leaves, age tanned, 1 1/2 inch tear at top edge of a few adjoining leaves, otherwise tight, clean, relatively crisp and unmarked, probably never really read. Medicine; history; pharmacology; pharmaceutical; druggist; medical.

A highly influential 18th-century popular medical manual, Advice to the People in General, with Regard to their Health by Dr. Samuel-Auguste Tissot represents one of the most widely disseminated Enlightenment-era guides to practical medicine. First published in French as Avis au Peuple, the work was intended to bring accessible medical knowledge to those without regular access to physicians, particularly rural populations. This 1765 English translation by J. Kirkpatrick expands Tissotâs reach to an Anglophone audience, offering guidance on the causes, prevention, and treatment of common diseases, as well as instructions for preparing affordable remedies. The text covers a wide range of ailmentsâ"from fevers and inflammations to dental disease and internal disordersâ"reflecting 18th-century medical theory grounded in humoral pathology yet increasingly oriented toward empirical observation. Particularly notable are the practical household remedies and detailed discussions of everyday health concerns, making the work an early example of public health literature. Condition & Binding:ÂBound in contemporary full calf, with gilt-ruled borders to the boards and a paneled spine. Binding shows moderate to heavy wear, including rubbing, scuffing, and areas of surface loss, particularly along the spine and joints; upper spine worn with some loss. Joints are worn but holding. Internally, the text block is generally clean with moderate toning and scattered foxing throughout, as expected for the period. Endpapers show heavier foxing and offsetting. An engraved armorial bookplate (âLord Sandysâ) is affixed to the front pastedown. Overall- good. .