ARBUTHNOT, Jean. Essai sur la nature et le choix des alimens - Lot 128

ARBUTHNOT, Jean. Essai sur la nature et le choix des alimens, suivant les differentes constitutions ou on explique les différens effets, les avantages, & les desavantages de la nourriture animale, & végétale. Published in Paris by Guillaume Cavelier in 1741. In douze / In-12 (17cm) format. Brown speckled calf. Red edges. Contemporary binding. XXIV-330-(6) pages. Two small spalls on second cover, top corners dulled. Minor brown spots. First edition of the French translation of this 18th-century reference work on dietetics. If we consider the Dictionnaire des ouvrages anonymes, Boyer de Prebandier would be the author. The work consists of two parts, here combined in one volume. The latter features a partially faded mansucrit bookplate on the title page. A good copy.