Description
- Editor-in-Chief: J. I. Rodale
- Editor: Ruth Adams
- Title: The Encyclopedia for Healthful Living
- Publisher: Rodale Books, Inc., Emmaus, Pennsylvania
- Date/Printing: August 1969, seventh printing; copyright 1960
- Format: Hardcover with photographic dust jacket
- Pages: 1,055
- Jacket condition: Edge wear, small tears, and chipping. Overall book grade to be confirmed.
Description
An extensive reference from the formative years of America’s natural-health movement, The Encyclopedia for Healthful Living gathers more than 1,300 alphabetically arranged topics concerning food, nutrition, health, and daily habits.
Under J. I. Rodale’s direction, the volume reflects the ideas that helped bring natural living into American households during the mid-twentieth century. Its encyclopedia format allows readers to browse individual subjects while exploring the connections Rodale and his staff drew between diet, lifestyle, and well-being.
This substantial 1969 printing is also a record of its era’s health beliefs and publishing history. The original jacket features a large photographic portrait of Rodale. Its interest today includes the history of nutrition, popular health writing, and the development of the wellness movement.
Edited by Rodale and Ruth Adams, this substantial encyclopedia gathers more than 1,300 alphabetically arranged topics. It captures the breadth of Rodale’s interest in the relationship between everyday habits, food, and health—and the ideas around which his publishing legacy developed.
This 1969 seventh printing retains its striking photographic dust jacket featuring Rodale, preserved in Near Fine condition and protected in Brodart.