The Good House-wife Made a Doctor
London: For H.N. and T.S., 1692.
Second Edition. Hardcover (Full Leather). Good Condition. Item #CAT000970
Contemporary leather rebacked, corners worn, title browned at edges, lacking front endpaper, scattered browning, foxing, a few pages browned uniformly. Opened poorly on 48/9 with loss to a few letters at edges, line of faint type on 145, tear to corner of 197/98 with loss of a word or two on each of four lines. (12), 285pp Cagle 1028, BG 1482 (ca. 1690 1st ed)
Tryon was an early advocate of vegetarianism and animal rights (he abhorred the keeping of animals in pens, especially active animals) - he followed a mixture of Pythagorean, Hindu, and Christian values and wrote a number of diet related books espousing these views. While his philosophy is a bit of a muddle and not too far removed from humorism, he inspired Benjamin Franklin and Shelley, among others, with ideas for healthy cruelty free eating. He argues for drinking raw milk (and is really a fan of simplicity, in general), avoiding sugar, for drinking lots of claret if you must eat meat, for eating herbs and greens dressed with oil, vinegar and salt (but not too much salt).
Size: 8vo. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: Cooking, Wine & Dining; Inventory No: CAT000970.
Price: $2,000.00