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    Sale 7566

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    London, South Kensington

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    25 April 1997

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    Lot 181

    PARIS, John Ayrton. A Treatise on Diet: with a view to establish on practical grounds, a systems of rules, for the prevention and cure of the diseases incident to a disordered state of the digestive functions, London: Thomas & George Underwood, 1827, 8°, second edition, half title (a few light spots), contemporary drab boards (spine worn), partly uncut, ownership inscription of Thomas William Hulkes 1828 to title and front cover. With 4 other works on related subjects, including Andrew Combe's The Physiology of Digestion (second edition, Edinburgh, 1836). (5)

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    GBP 172

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    GBP 150 - GBP 250

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    PARIS, John Ayrton. A Treatise on Diet: with a view to establish on practical grounds, a systems of rules, for the prevention and cure of the diseases incident to a disordered state of the digestive functions, London: Thomas & George Underwood, 1827, 8°, second edition, half title (a few light spots), contemporary drab boards (spine worn), partly uncut, ownership inscription of Thomas William Hulkes 1828 to title and front cover. With 4 other works on related subjects, including Andrew Combe's The Physiology of Digestion (second edition, Edinburgh, 1836). (5)

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