Strathpeffer Spa: Its Climate and Waters with Observations Historical, Medical, and General, Descriptive of the Vicinity

1889. First edition. xix, 165pp., a frontispiece, vignette on the title-page, folding map, meteorological table, and 2 black and white illustrations. There is a 2 page list of other works by the author at the end of the book. Strathpeffer is a Victorian spa town surrounded by wooded hills, situated 5 miles west of Dingwall. During its heyday, Strathpeffer was a renowned European health resort. This book expands on an earlier essay on the town by the author, and is addressed not only to medical men, but also to the visitors at the spa. After a historical sketch, the book includes chapters on the cimate, chemical properties of the waters, medicinal properties of the waters, spa life and diet, excursions, geology and botany, and antiquities of the area. The book is bound in the original blue cloth covered boards with gold titling on the spine and front board. The case of the book is in very good condition with shelf wear and some soiling on the boards and bumping to the spine ends. The contents are tight and clean with a few pages having pencil underlining and/or short lines on the margin. An old newspaper article on Alcohol as a Stomach Stimulator has been pasted onto the front fixed endpaper. There is no inscription.…