GUIDOTT, THO. (THOMAS).

A Discourse of Bathe, and the Hot Waters There. Also Some Enquiries into the Nature of the Water of St. Vincent's Rock, near Bristol: and that of Castle-Cary. To which is added, A Century of Observations, more fully declaring the Nature, Property, and distinction of the Bathes. With an Account of the Lives, and Character, of the Physicians of Bathe. 3 Parts (separate titles to each part).

London, Henry Brome, 1676-77. Contemp. full calf. Rebacked but preserving orig. spine, gilt. Gilt borders on covers. Wear to top of spine, corners a bit bumped. Titlelabel with gilt lettering. Engraved frontispiece with (1) pp. of explanation to the frontispiece. (28),200 pp., 3 engraved plates (of which2 are folded), folded engraved plan of Bathe. 1 textillustration. A few scattered brownspots, but in general clean and printed on good paper.

First edition. Guidott, a physician of Oxford and later Bath, was greatly interested in the medicinal and chemical properties of spa waters, particularly those of Bath. This is his first book. Much of the work is of chemical interest, and Guidott discusses the analyses of Bath waters, pointing out that they contain niter, sulphur, vitriol, and several salts of metals. He also describes many experiments that confirm the presence of these components. (Roy G. Neville I: p. 559). - Wellcome III, p.178. - Partington II, p. 607.

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