Research Catalog

Title

Strictures on the personal cleanliness of the English : with a description of the hamams of the Turks and an attempt to shew their conformity with the baths of the antient Romans.

Publication

London : Printed for the author, 1828.

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Details

Additional Authors

• Ciuti, Gaetano, active 1819-1831
• Capurro, Niccolò, active 1803-1855
• Carlile, Richard, 1790-1843

Description

viii, 134, [2] pages, V leaves of plates : illustrations; 21 cm

Subject

• Hygiene > England
• Hygiene > Turkey
• Baths, Turkish
• Baths, Roman

Note

• "Embellished with copper plates."
• Printer's imprint: "Pisa: Printed by N. Capurro, 1828."
• Errata: pages [135-136].
• Five engraved plates with diagrams of different types of baths, the last one signed "G. Ciuti in."
• Anonymous. Entire edition of 250 copies left with Richard Carlile for publication (see Carlile's The lion, volume 2, 1828, page 576).

Call Number

Pforz (Carlile, R. Strictures on the personal cleanliness of the English)

OCLC

503797901

Title

Strictures on the personal cleanliness of the English : with a description of the hamams of the Turks and an attempt to shew their conformity with the baths of the antient Romans.

Publisher

London : Printed for the author, 1828.

Type of Content

text

Type of Medium

unmediated

Type of Carrier

volume

Local Note

Pforzheimer copy: Early ownership signature of "Napoleon Stright" on the front free endpaper. Original pink cloth binding, spine faded to brown.

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Place of Publication

England London

Italy Pisa

Added Author

Ciuti, Gaetano, active 1819-1831, engraver.

Capurro, Niccolò, active 1803-1855, printer.

Carlile, Richard, 1790-1843, bookseller.

Research Call Number

Pforz (Carlile, R. Strictures on the personal cleanliness of the English)