Amusemens des bains de Bade en Suisse, de Schinznach et de Pfeffers. Avec la description, & la comparaison de leurs Eaux avec celles des Bains de Schwalbach & autres de l'Empire. Le tout accompagné d'Histoires & d'Anecdotes Curieuses.
by (MERVEILLEUX, David-François de)
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London, Samuel Harding, 1739. Title printed in red and black. With 1 engr. folding map of Switzerland, and 5 engr. folding views. 6 unn. leaves, 290 pp. 8vo. Contemp. marbled calf, spine richly gilt with label (slightly rubbed). London, Samuel Harding, 1739. First edition. A fine, complete copy of this famous and rare "chronique scandaleuse" describing Swiss spas and the customs of their visitors, concentrating on Baden. D.-F. de Merveilleux (born 1748), a physician from Neuchâtel, was secretary and interpreter, representing the French court in Switzerland. His amusing work, written in the form of letters, contains quite acerbic anecdotes about well-known Bernese families. The engravings, in clear impressions, show Baden, Solothurn, Zug, Altdorf, and Pfäfers. - Reber 20; Wellcome IV, 120; Lonchamp 2024; Haller I, 1529; HBLS V, 86, 15. SCIENCE: MEDICINE / BALNEOLOGY ; yes ;
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- Title
- Amusemens des bains de Bade en Suisse, de Schinznach et de Pfeffers. Avec la description, & la comparaison de leurs Eaux avec celles des Bains de Schwalbach & autres de l'Empire. Le tout accompagné d'Histoires & d'Anecdotes Curieuses.
- Author
- (MERVEILLEUX, David-François de)
- Book Condition
- Used
- Publisher
- London, Samuel Harding
- Date Published
- 1739
- Keywords
- SCIENCE: MEDICINE / BALNEOLOGY ; yes ;
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