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Brandt (Johanna)

THE FASTING BOOK : A BOOK ON THE CREATION AND REDEMPTION OF THE BODY (1921)

A very early South African publication about self-healing by the author of "Petticoat Commando" and "The Concentration Camp of Irene"

Published: De Nationale Pers, Bloemfontein, 1921

Edition: First Edition

Reserve: $40

Approximately:

Estimate: $70

Bidding opens: 12 Nov 16:30 GMT

Bidding closes: 19 Nov 16:30 GMT

Ships from: South Africa

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Publisher's cream cloth binding with black titles to front panel and spine.
 
229pp + [3]pp adverts at rear.
 
Binding sound. Contents clean. Contemporary ownership on front endpaper.
 
This book by Boer War author and naturopath Johanna Brandt combines early 20th-century alternative health advice with her personal spiritual and prophetic beliefs. The book serves as a precursor to her more famous work, The Grape Cure. The book promotes fasting as a natural remedy to detoxify the body and cure physical ailments without conventional medicine.
  • Binding Condition: Very Good
  • Overall Condition: Very Good


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