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Tryon, Thomas
Estimate
3,000 - 5,000 USD
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Description
- A Treatise of Cleanness in Meats and Drinks, of the Preparation of Food, the Excellency of Good Airs, and the Benefit of Clean Sweet Beds. Also of the Generation of Bugs, and their Cure... London: Printed for the Author, and sold by L. Curtis, 1682
- Paper, Leather, Ink
4to (7 1/4 x 5 1/4 in.; 185 x 133 mm). Scattered minor soiling. Antique quarter calf marbled board.
Provenance
Earls of Macclesfield library (bookplate)
Literature
Wing T3196
Catalogue Note
The only edition of the scarce, first English book on Dentistry. Born in 1634 in humble circumstances, Tryon became a successful beaver-hat maker and an early proponent of vegetarianism. He studied medicine and astrology, and wrote several works on mystical philosophy and dietetics.