Lewis [Luigi] Cornaro. Discourses on a Sober and Temperate Life.

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Lot 52

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Text in English followed by the original Italian. pp. 281. Two laves at end creased. Contemporary calf, scuffed. 8vo.

London: Benjamin White 1768

Est: $100 - $150

PRICE REALIZED $150

Cornaro here encourages eating in moderation and regarding the elderly not as a burden, but as advantageous to society.