Catechism of health : for the use of schools, and for domestic instruction / by B.C. Faust ... ; translated from the last improved German edition of this work, by J.H. Basse.

Author
Faust, Bernhard Christoph, 1755-1842 [Browse]
Uniform title
Gesundheits-Katechismus. English [Browse]
Format
Book
Language
English
Translated from
German
Published/​Created
London : Printed for C. Dilly, in the Poultry, 1794.
Description
2 unnumbered pages, 190 pages, 1 unnumbered leaf of plates : illustrations (woodcuts) ; 18 cm

Details

Subject(s)
Translator
Basse, J. H. (John Henry) [Browse]
Publisher
Dilly, Charles, 1739-1807 [Browse]
Rare books genre
Notes
  • Dedicated to the Duchess of Cumberland by the author.
  • Illustrations: Woodcut frontispiece, showing "a child in the kind of loose garment such as all children" ages 3 to 7 or 8 "ought to wear" ; page 27 shows an aruccio, a frame designed to protect infants that sleep with their mothers; page 178 has diagrams of "milk" and "lasting" teeth.
  • Cotsen copy: Inscribed in pencil on front pastedown: "This copy belonged to Dr. Roberts of Budport in the early 19th c."
Binding note
Publisher's quarter sheep, blind ruled on spine, and marbled paper-covered boards.
References
ESTC, T121431
OCLC
14864081
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