A History of the Study of Human Growth by James Mourilyan Tanner ISBN 13: 9780521224888

New York: Cambridge University Press, 1981. First Edition. Hardcover. Octavo, xi, 499 pages. In Good plus condition with a Good minus condition dust jacket. Dark evergreen spine with light pink and white lettering. Dust jacket has moderate shelving wear, mild chipping along edges, a small tear along front cover head corner, a small tear along spine head, and moderate wear along spine head and tail. Boards have small white stains, a bend on rear board tail corner, and mild wear along spine head and tail. Textblock has adhesive staining on front pastedown, along rear pastedown, and mild staining along edges. Shelved ND-C. 1379444. FP New Rockville Stock.

Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, 1981. Cloth, 8vo, 24 cm,. xi, 499 pp, ills. From the blurb: "Profcssor Tanner's volume traces the history of studies of the physical growth of children from the time of the Ancient Greeks to the present day. The author summarises the background to and the achievement of the surveys of child growth made in the course of social reform throughout the nineteenth century, and shows their relevance for social and economic history. About a third of the accounts cover studies from 1930 onwards, especially those in the United States and Europe. These are studies to which the author himself has made outstanding contributions and which he knows intimately, both as to programmes and personalities. It is a unique historical record. The author not only follows the evolution of ideas that lies behind the gradual emergence of studies of growth, but also summarises the results of these studies, charting the growth of children throughout the nineteenth and twentieth… Read More

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