Dr J Arvedson (6 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Fair. No Jacket. * PUBLISHER : J. & A. CHURCHILL * YEAR : 1927 * ISBN : N/A * No OF PAGES : 259 * CONDITION : USED - ACCEPTABLE * OTHER: THE COVER BOARDS ARE HEAVILY RUBBED AND WORN WITH BUMPING ALONG THE EDGES AND CORNERS WITH STAINS AND MARKS TO BOTH SIDES. THE SPINE IS HEAVILY RUBBED AND FADED WITH BUMPING AT BOTH ENDS. THE HINGE IS CRACKED BETWEEN PAGES 160 & 161, HOWEVER THE BINDING REMAINS FIRM. TO THE TOP OF THE FFEP IS A PENCILED WRITTEN NAME. THERE IS FOXING INSIDE BOOK. THE PAGES ARE LIGHTLY TANNED, THOUGH PAGES GENERALLY APPEAR CLEAN AND CREASE FREE. ALL IN ALL A NICE EXAMPLE OF THIS BOOK.…

Hardcover. Condition: Fair. Second Edition. 260pp + ads. Used but still well bound. some pencil notes mainly in margins & on rear end pages - could be erased. Owner's name inside cover. A good reading / reference copy. Picture of this book available.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Third Edition. Third Edition, 262 + 16ppp of book adverts, illustrated throughout with black and white photos from the 1920s showing the techniques and exercises for the conditions being treated, hardcover, 8vo, bound in blue cloth, gilt lettered, binding a little worn and faded but hinges strong and firm and internally good, with the issued bookmark on a string from the publisher, Provenance: with the bookseller label of H. K. Lewis & Co. Ltd of London and previous owner's name within, J. & A. Churchill Ltd, London, 1936. ILLUSTRATED (illustrator).…

Hardcover. Condition: Good-. No Jacket. A little shelf wear to blue cloth hardcover. COvers are a bit bowed. Bottom edges of pages are a bit wavy from exposure to moisture. Otherwise a solid, unmarked book. Illustrated with b/w photos. Index. x, 259 pp + adverts.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. 2nd Edition. Second edition. Hardback, bound in green cloth with printed titling to spine and upper board. 19 × 12cm, xi +284pp. A book of ailments and medical or surgical condition, and how they may be successfully treated by massage and movements. The condition range from fractures and deformities to nervous and circulatory problems. For example, scoliosis may be treated with massage to strengthen the muscles and relieve pain, whilst gymnastics are used to re-educate the patient in regard to the upright position.(gymnastics here suggest things like "heave-grasp-standing" for chest expansion, and "back-kneading and massage plus hips-firm-stoop-stride-sitting". Condition: A very good copy with some spotted foxing to the prelims and page edges.…

Hardcover. Condition: Good. First. Dark blue boards, titles in gilt on spine, cream epps, 259pp including index followed by 16pp of advertisements, illustrated throughout with b&w photographs, name and address of previous owners and note on ffep in black ink, some sums in blue ink to top of rear paste down. corners are bumped, top and tail of spine worn, edges of boards worn, edges discoloured, some offsetting to epps and light foxing to epps, darkening to hinge between pp190 &191 where ticket left in as bookmark. otherwise a clean and tight copy of this interesting book. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" Landscape.…