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LIND, James (1716-1794). An Essay, on the Most Effectual Means, of preserving the Health of Seamen, in the Royal Navy. London: for A. Millar, A. Kincaid, and A. Donaldson, 1757.
12o (168 x 101 mm). (Title lightly soiled.) Contemporary tree calf (rebacked), edges gilt. FIRST EDITION of Lind's treatise describing the poor living conditions endured aboard ship by seamen during this period. Among his suggestions, he recommended better ventilation to prevent the spread of disease, as well other dietary improvements (see lot 619). Garrison-Morton 2151; Norman 1355.
[With:]
LIND, James. An Essay on Diseases incidental to Europeans in hot Climates. With the Method of preventing their fatal Consequences.
London: for T. Becket and P.A. De Hondt, 1768. 8o (197 x 122 mm). Contemporary calf gilt (upper joint cracked, minor wear to extremities). Provenance: Gen. Robert Prescott (1725-1816), who served at Rochefort in 1757, at Louisburg in 1758, and at Martinique in 1761, he was involved in several actions in the American Revolutionary War, and was made Governor of Canada in 1796 (bookplate and signature). FIRST EDITION of "Lind's last major work, written for the use of travellers and emigrants to tropical countries; it remained the standard work in English on tropical medicine for half a century" (Norman). Garrison-Morton 2264; Wellcome III, p. 520; Norman 1356. (2)
12o (168 x 101 mm). (Title lightly soiled.) Contemporary tree calf (rebacked), edges gilt. FIRST EDITION of Lind's treatise describing the poor living conditions endured aboard ship by seamen during this period. Among his suggestions, he recommended better ventilation to prevent the spread of disease, as well other dietary improvements (see lot 619). Garrison-Morton 2151; Norman 1355.
[With:]
LIND, James. An Essay on Diseases incidental to Europeans in hot Climates. With the Method of preventing their fatal Consequences.
London: for T. Becket and P.A. De Hondt, 1768. 8o (197 x 122 mm). Contemporary calf gilt (upper joint cracked, minor wear to extremities). Provenance: Gen. Robert Prescott (1725-1816), who served at Rochefort in 1757, at Louisburg in 1758, and at Martinique in 1761, he was involved in several actions in the American Revolutionary War, and was made Governor of Canada in 1796 (bookplate and signature). FIRST EDITION of "Lind's last major work, written for the use of travellers and emigrants to tropical countries; it remained the standard work in English on tropical medicine for half a century" (Norman). Garrison-Morton 2264; Wellcome III, p. 520; Norman 1356. (2)
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Please note that the first book in the lot, An Essay on the most effectual means of preserving the Health of Seamen, lacks the half-title. However, according to Christie's Conditions of Sale, lots containing more than one title, letter, or manuscript are sold not subject to return.