Addison, William.

English Spas.

London, B.T. Batsford LTD, 1951. 14.2 cm x 22.2 cm. Colour Frontispiece. VIII, 152 pages. 68 black and white illustrations. Original Hardcover. Very good condition with only minor signs of external wear. Spine faded. Minor foxing to endpapers, pastedowns, half-title page and edges.

Includes for example the following chapters: Epsom and Tunridge Wells / London’s Country Wells / Bath / Les Eaux de Scandale / Northern Spas: Buxton- Matlock- Harrogate- Scarborough / Smaller Spas / From Holy Wells to Watering-places etc.

Addison, here tells the very entertaining story of the English Spas, with the help of appositve and lively quotation. He makes full use of such classics of the Spas as Smollett, Jane Austen and Ned Ward, but he quotes also a wide range of less familiar writers on the subject.

Sir William Wilkinson Addison (1905– 1992), was an English historian, author and jurist. He is significant for his research and books on Essex and East Anglian subjects.

• Keywords: English History · English Spas · History · History of England · History of Spas · Illustrated · Illustrated Books · Illustrated Books Travel · Illustration · Travel
• Language: English
• Inventory Number: 200311AB

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