Gymnastique médicinale et chirurgicale, ou essai sur l utilité du mouvement, ou des différens exercices du corps, & du repos dans la cure des maladies.

TISSOT, M. [Joseph-Clément]

Published by Paris: Bastien, 1780., 1780

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4 leaves, viii ["Table des matieres"], 406 pp, 1 leaf [Approbation]. 19th c. 1/4-leather and marbled boards. Foxed. Half-title and "Approbation" leaf very browned (see photos). Good. First Edition. Garrison-Morton 1987.1: "The first book on therapeutic exercise as the term is understood today." Tissot "discussed, among many other things, rickets in relation to nutrition, singing in the treatment of stammering, microclimate, bed hygiene, postural drainage, noise abatement, dosage of exercise, early rising after apoplexy, occupational therapy, reflex exercise and social consciousness in medicine. Tissot's ideas on the management of bed sores remain timeless for their wisdom and effectiveness" (Preface to English translation, 1964, p. v). Norman 2080. Hagelin, Kinetic Jottings, p. 102 (citing 1797 Swedish ed). The 4 leaves (i-viii) of "Table des matieres", which are not present in some copies, are present here. Seller Inventory # 14928

Bibliographic Details

Title: Gymnastique médicinale et chirurgicale, ou ...

Publisher: Paris: Bastien, 1780.

Publication Date: 1780

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Good

Edition: 1st Edition