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A satire to entertain the sick

[POPULAR BOOKS].
Monsieur Scharxl, oder kurtzweilige Zeit-Vertreibung in der Bad- und Saurbrunnen-Cur.

With engraved frontispiece.

With engraved frontispiece.

With engraved frontispiece.

With engraved frontispiece.



Bey dem G'sund-Brunnen zu Cucurbita, im Jahr, da frid war [= ca. 1699]. 8vo. 19th-century half vellum. With engraved frontispiece. [10], 297 [3 blank] pp.

Very rare original edition of this curious satirical work relating the life of Mr Scharxl, written for the entertainment of the visitors of the hot water sources in 'Cucurbita', a fictitious health resort. The title-page mentions that the work is full of useful conversations and sayings to enliven life in such dreary places.

Some waterstaining in last 3 leaves. Good copy.
Hayn-Gotendorf VII, p. 125-126 (ca. 1699); Krivatsy 8051 (1699); KVK (5 copies); VD17 1:667986S; Weller p. 113 (ca. 1740).

Related Subjects: 17th Century  German  Medicine  Popular Books 

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