Short, Thomas. (1734). The Natural, Experimental and Medicinal History of the Mineral Waters of Derbyshire, Lincolnshire, and Yorkshire,

private publication

  • £350.00


Short, Thomas. (1734). The Natural, Experimental and Medicinal History of the Mineral Waters of Derbyshire, Lincolnshire, and Yorkshire, Particularly Those of Scarborough. London: published by author. 359 + xxii pp. + 5 engraved plates, of which 4 folded engravings, at back, of microscopic observations of minerals in 34 of the waters described. HB. Original leather binding, manuscript title on paper label on spine. leather over front hinge cracked but binding and hinges are sound. Bumped and worn, leather split on base edge of front cover. Text age-toned but clean, unmarked. End papers marginally torn on front edges over leather. In good condition.

Although the book primarily concerns the waters of the area and the minerals that they contain, it is typical of the period as it contains meteorological, population and agricultural records for the area.