Reproduction of the title page of David Urquhart's The Pillars of Hercules which was published in the United States in 1855, five years after the British edition.
The original owner has stamped his name, Edward Watson, throughout the two volumes!
This item is from the collection of the Victorian Turkish Baths Project
This page enlarges an image or adds to the information found below:
The Victorian Turkish Bath Movement. Part 2: Urquhart, Barter, and St Ann's
Dr Barter and St Ann's Hydro
Urquhart and the London Hammam. Part 2: a couple of books and a couple of Acts
London's first Victorian Turkish bath. Part 2: The first Turkish baths
Early Turkish baths for animals
Performance in the raw. Part 2: Urquhart's performance
The Turkish bath as a facility
Women and the Victorian Turkish bath. Part 2: the first Victorian Turkish baths
Heritaging the Victorian Turkish bath: creating a saleable asset
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malcolm@victorianturkishbath.org