Climates for invalids; or, A comparative enquiry as to the preventive and curative influence of the climate of Pau, and of Montpellier, HyeÌres, Nice ... etc. on health and disease...
by Taylor, Alexander
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- Hardcover
- Condition
- Poor
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About This Item
London: John Churchill. Poor. 1861. Hardcover. Patterned red boards, somewhat worn and a little faded and marked; corners a little bumped and worn; backstrip worn and split and partially loose, and external joint partially exposed; back board detached. Stamp of The British Library of Political Science on title page, plus "withdrawn" stamps; library index label on spine. Owner's name on title page; occasional pencil marks in text. An interesting mid-19th Century guide to the benefits of taking the waters etc. in foreign parts. ; 8vo (5" x 8"); 283 + pblr's cat at rear pages .
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- Bookseller
- Walden Books (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 13372
- Title
- Climates for invalids; or, A comparative enquiry as to the preventive and curative influence of the climate of Pau, and of Montpellier, HyeÌres, Nice ... etc. on health and disease...
- Author
- Taylor, Alexander
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Poor
- Publisher
- John Churchill
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1861
- Keywords
- medicine, history of medicine, spas, waters, water cure, basque country, pau, eta betascuna
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