J.-H. Reveillé-Parise - Traité de la vieillesse, Hygiénique, médical et philosophique - 1853

Fascinating original edition of this work devoted to the study of aging viewed simultaneously as a biological phenomenon, a medical condition, a stage of existence and a philosophical question, witnessing the growing interest of nineteenth-century medicine in the transformations of the human body during aging -

The author seeks to go beyond a mere description of diseases specific to the elderly to propose a broader reflection on the mechanisms of aging, the means of preserving physical and intellectual faculties, and the conditions that allow one to advance in age in as favorable a state as possible -

The approach rests on the idea that old age constitutes a natural phase of life, but that its evolution can be influenced by habits, the environment, diet, physical activity, rest, moral conditions and medical care -

J.-H. Reveillé-Parise - Treatise on Old Age, Hygienic, Medical and Philosophical - 1853 - J.-B. Baillière -
VIII, 488 Pages.

Good condition of the binding, work in its original half-leather binding, marbled boards, signs of wear, a few minor defects on the cover, heads and corners worn, edges pigmented, spine with ornamental cords, gilded lettering and author’s name -

Good interior condition, some stains, mainly on the first pages, text fairly clean, endpapers marbled in good condition, a pleasant copy -

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