THE INLAND RESORTS AND SPAS OF BRITAIN

by ALDERSON, Frederick

First Edition

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Book Description

Newton Abbot, U.K: David and Charles, 1973. Book in very good condition, spine ends slightly bumped, and tiny dent at back top edge, internally in fine condition. Dustjacket in very good condition, spine ends slightly rubbed, and tiny tear at back top edge. Price clipped. 192pp, including Select Bibliography and Index. With 14 black-and-white photographs, 4 full-page and13 pencil drawings in text, and 1 map. From d/j flap - "To rediscover the inland resorts - spas, the 'wells'. the forest, mountain, health and pleasure resorts. To 'take the waters' became the recognised way for the eighteenth-century rich to soothe their ailments, and Bath, Harrogate and Tunbridge Wells remain among the best laid-out and most individual towns in Britain. There was also spa-lets, all the small towns and villages boasted of the currative powers of their water. All the main fashionable resorts are mentioned, with their builders, patrons, regimen and specialities; some smaller forgotten favourites are added, and there is a Gazetteer of Britain's inland resorts and what can be seen in them.". First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good.

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