Alpine Winter in its Medical Aspects: With Notes on Davos Platz, Wiesen, St. Moritz and the Maloja

A. Tucker Wise

Published by J. & A. Churchill, London, 1885

About this Item

A scarce second edition of this illustrated work on the medical aspects of winter in Alpine areas. 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. 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. Seller Inventory # 919T47

Bibliographic Details

Title: Alpine Winter in its Medical Aspects: With ...

Publisher: J. & A. Churchill, London

Publication Date: 1885

Binding: Paperback

Illustrator: Not Stated

Condition: Good

Book Type: book