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L UPCOTT GILL Dictionary of Watering Places : Seaside And Inland At Home And Abroad. Part I. British Watering Places
L Upcott Gill, U.K. 1881. First Edition, Hard Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. vii, 112 pages, size 8 inches tall by 5 inches with a 20 page catalogue to the rear. ' Although there are almost legions of books serving as guides to watering places, we have thought that what was required was one which should combine the information and utility of the whole in a single volume. To become acquainted with the greater number of places, and to arrive at their various merits, has hitherto necessitated the purchase of many volumes, and incurred the expenditure of much time and labour ; but by the plan adopted in our Dictionary we have reduced the necessary information to a system, and have thus been able to get particulars of all known, and many almost unknown, health resorts within the compass of a handy book, the price of which is not beyond the pockets of most buyers. In the British section we have given, in addition to the better known mineral water and seaside resorts, those places on the coast which, in our opinion, are suited for quiet folk, or are likely to come into notice as health resorts. Those who are desirous of recruiting their health at a moderate outlay, or of taking their holiday far from the madding crowd, will find a large selection of places suited to their tastes and pockets. We have given the various amusements obtainable, where possible, and have enumerated the objects and places of interest in and around the different centres mentioned, that the reader may learn the attractions which each offers. A line has also been devoted to the doctors and hydropathic establishments, as it is often the delicate, as well as the robust, who have need of such boons as these. Other features of practical utility have been added. Allusion may here be made to some few localities suited for various complaints-thus, for cutaneous diseases, nervous, hypo-chondriacal, and bronchial affections, and indigestion, the coasts of Devon and Cornwall are to be commended; for chronic dyspeptic and bronchial disorders Brighton is considered the best during the autumn, and Bristol and Clifton during the spring; while for those suffering from consumptive disorders the best winter residences will be found in Bournemouth, Torquay, Ventnor, Penzance, Hastings, and Clifton. Book - in Very Good boards with just minor marking and light rubbing and light bumping to the extreme corners and extreme ends of the spine. Contents, light marking to the occasional page, previous owner's name to the free front endpaper otherwise clean, bright and tightly bound. Shipped Weight: Under 250 grams. Category: Countries & Travel New Age & Alternative Inventory No: 003718. This book is lighter than the average upon which international charges are based and so will be sent Airmail as standard.
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