Howard (John) An Account of the Principal Lazarettos in Europe...relative to the Plague..., first edition, variant without price below imprint on title, with half-title and final Directions to Binder leaf, 22 folding engraved plates & large folding table, some tears and repairs, ex-library copy with small ink stamp to title and verso of plates, modern half calf, [Goldsmiths' 13969], Warrington, William Eyres, 1789 § Smyth (James Carmichael) A Description of the Jail Distemper...amongst the Spanish Prisoners, at Winchester, in the year 1780, first edition, contemporary ink signature to title, light marginal water-staining, modern morocco-backed boards, 1795 § Blackburne (W.) Facts and Observations concerning the Prevention and Cure of Scarlet Fever..., only edition, modern cloth, 1803 § Tissot (S.A.D.) An Essay on Bilious Fevers; or, the History of a Bilious Epidemic Fever at Lausanne, in the year MDCCLV, first edition in English, ink inscription to head of title (cropped), some spotting, modern half calf, 1760 § Hamilton (James) Observations on the Utility and Administration of Purgative Medicines in Several Diseases, first edition, 32pp. bookseller's catalogue at end, a few stains, ex-library copy with label but no stamps, modern morocco-backed marbled boards, uncut, [Wellcome III, 203], Edinburgh, 1805; and c.20 others on infectious and contagious diseases, v.s. (c.25)

⁂ John Howard spent 15 months from 1785, travelling throughout western and southern Europe inspecting lazarettos (quarantine stations) for the treatment of plague victims.