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1885 Alpine Winter in its Medical Aspects: With Notes on Davos Platz, Wiesen, St. Moritz and the Maloja
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Description
Folding Plates, Illustrated, Original Binding, Publishers' Original Binding, Scarce
Second edition. Scarce work. Illustrated with a folding map to the front of the text, a frontispiece, and ten plates. Collated complete. A detailed study on the importance of air quality on health, focusing on winters in Alpine areas. With chapters on health resorts, water and soil, temperature, sanitary precautions, meteorology, and more, as well as the journey to different areas from England. Written by Dr. Alfred Thomas Tucker Wise, a British medical practitioner.
Condition
In the original paper boards. Externally, sound with rubbing and chipping to the extremities. Sunning to the spine and extremities with the odd small mark to the boards. Minor loss to the front board reinforced with paper to the pastedown. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very bright with the odd small spot or handling mark. Light age toning to the endpapers. A 1" closed tear to page 95.
Good
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