[George Witt, FRS, introducer of the Turkish bath into Britain.] Autograph Letter Signed to 'Mr. Aldous', regarding 'a fresh Bath' at 'the excavations at Pompeii'.
Author:
George Witt (1804-1869), banker, physician, Fellow of the Royal Society, and introducer of the Turkish bath into Britain
Publication details:
22 Prince's Terrace [Hyde Park, London]. 17 March 1861.
£65.00
SKU: 14922
1p., 12mo. In good condition, on lightly-aged paper, with strip from mount adhering to the blank reverse. Reads: 'Dear Sir | I start off for Italy tomorrow morning - I hear that in the excavations at Pompeii they have come upon a fresh Bath. | Many thanks for your Books which I now return by Book Post.' Annotated at foot in pencil: 'introducer of the Turkish bath'.
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