The Dr Muspratt Chalybeate (Chloride of Iron Spring), Harrogate
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8pp. Yellow paper covers, stitched. Covers just a little faded at edges, very gently rubbed. Internally remarkably clean and neat, occasional faint spotting. Small booklet containing an essay by Dr Sheridan Muspratt on his discovery of a chloride of iron in one of Harrogate's Chalybeates and the benefit of taking the waters there - 'a great boon to suffering humanity'. Dr Muspratt's discovery in 1865 helped turn Harrogate into the one of England's premier spas.
