Oct 17, 2011 - Sale 2256

Sale 2256 - Lot 225

Price Realized: $ 156
?Final Price Realized includes Buyer’s Premium added to Hammer Price
Estimate: $ 150 - $ 250
CORNARO, LUIGI. Sure and Certain Methods of Attaining a Long and Healthful Life . . . Fourth Edition. [4], xviii, [2], 120 pages * CHEYNE, GEORGE. An Essay on Health and Long Life . . . Sixth Edition. [4], xx, [24], 232 pages. Together, 2 volumes. 12mo, modern calf, opening leaves browned; and 8vo, contemporary calf, rebacked, endpapers renewed, contents marginally toned. London: Daniel Midwinter, 1727; London: George Strahan and J. Leake, 1725

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Cornaro's writings on living in moderation as the key to longevity, originally published in the mid-16th century, enjoyed great popularity and were translated and reprinted into the 19th century.