A Dissertation on the Use of Sea Water in the Diseases of the Glands, particularly The Scurvey, Jaundice, King's-Evil, Leprosy and the Glandular Consumption

[4] xii, [contents, plate], pp328. Richard Russel's medical treatise on the benefits of sea water therapy, translated from the Latin, together with a translation of Dr Speed's Commentary on Sea Water and also An Account of the Nature, Properties and Uses of all the remarkable Mineral Waters of Great Britain. Very good, bound in its original boards with modern rebacking of grey paper and printed spine label. The pages are crisp, clean and bright. Ownership inscription of Dr C E Shelly, Hertford 1918. Dr Russel's book proved enormously popular and many wealthy visitors flocked to his practice in Brighton seeking treatment. Brighton's rapid growth into the city we know today owes much to the influence of this book.