The Natural, Experimental, and Medicinal History of the Mineral Waters of Derbyshire, Lincolnshire, and Yorkshire, Particularly those of Scarborough by Thomas Short - 1734

Privately Published; Printed for the Author and sold by F Gyles over against Gray's-Inn in Holborn, London, 1734. First Edition. Hardcover. Good Condition/No Dust Jacket. Full title: The Natural, Experimental, and Medicinal History of the Mineral Waters of Derbyshire, Lincolnshire, and Yorkshire, Particularly those of Scarborough. Wherein They are carefully examined and compared, their contents discovered and divided, their Uses shewn and explained, and an Account given of their Discovery and Alterations. Together with the Natural History of the Earths, Minerals and Fossils through which the Chief of them pass. The Groundless Theories and False Opinions of former Writers are exposed, and their Reasonings demonstrated to be injudicious and inconclusive. To which are added Large Marginal Notes, containing a Methodical Abstract of all the Treatises hitherto published on these Waters, with many Observations and Experiements. As Also Four Copper-Plates representing the Crystals of the Salts of Thirty-Four of those Waters. Library rebind in green covers with gilt lettering on the spine, inner hinges strengthened with red library tape, sound binding. Four fold-out plates have additional creases, one has a repair on the reverse and one is split along a fold. Title-page is darkened, pages are clean. [18], xxii, 359, [3]. No dust jacket, as published. Library reference number on inside of front cover.. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: under 1 kg. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 50318092032..