Falconer, William, M.D.F.R.S., REMARKS ON THE INFLUENCE OF CLIMATE, SITUATION, NATURE OF COUNTRY, POPULATION, NATURE OF FOOD, and WAY OF LIFE, ON THE DISPOSITION AND TEMPER, MANNERS AND BEHAVIOR, INTELLECTS, LAWS AND CUSTOMS, FORM OF GOVERNMENT, AND RELIGION, OF MANKIND.  London: Printed for C. Dilly, 1781.  Rebound full leather 1^st edition, w/gilt titling to spine, 4to (10.5x8.250”), Very Good+/n.a.,xvi (contents), 552pp, [25] pp. index, [3] pp. advs.

            Expertly rebound to style w/new marbled end-papers, one very small nick to second band from the head, light chipping, soiling, edge loss, to original fly-leaves which were left in, small amount of soiling at tail of title page, fore-edge showing general soiling to period.

            William Falconer was a significant figure in the medical field during the Georgian era. He was an Edinburgh-trained physician, most renowned for his research into the medicinal effects of the Bath waters. His work here was awarded the Fothergill gold medal by the Medical Society of London in 1796.            Falconer’s research into the Bath waters was not just about their impact on chronic conditions. It also represented an important contribution to the development of Georgian medical procedures.  The use of statistical analysis to understand and treat diseases, was a significant shift from the traditional approaches of the day.

             This work quite literally helped shape the medical field as we know it today. Our modern-day medical field stands on the shoulders of men such as William Falconer M.D.F.R.S. 

            Yet another remarkable Capture of Tyme have we here – a very distinctive book indeed.