Shampooing, or, Benefits resulting from the use of the Indian medicated vapour bath, as introduced into this country, by S.D. Mahomed (a native of India) : containing a brief but comprehensive view of the effects produced by the use of the warm bath, in comparison with steam or vapour bathing : also a detailed account of the various cases to which this healing remedy may be applied, its general efficacy in peculiar diseases, and its success in innumerable instances, when all other remedies had been ineffectual : to which is subjoined an alphabetical list of names (many of the very first consequence,) subscribed in testimony of the important use & general approval of the Indian method of shampooing.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Mahomet, Sake Deen, 1759-1851, author.

Contributor:

Creasy and Baker, printer.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Vapor baths.

Baths, Medicated.

Baths, Warm.

Balneology--India.

Balneology.

Sweatbaths.

Bathing customs.

Baths.

Hydrotherapy.

Steam.

India.

Penn Provenance:

Worthing Public Library (bookplate) (stamp) (Kislak Center copy)

West Sussex Libraries (label) (stamp) (Kislak Center copy)

Physical Description:

[5], viii-xiii, [2], 16-186 pages, [3] leaves of plates : illustrations, portrait ; 22 cm

Edition:

Second edition.

Other Title:

Shampooing

Benefits resulting from the use of the Indian medicated vapour bath

Place of Publication:

Brighton : Printed by Creasy and Baker, Gazette-Office, North-Street, 1826.

Notes:

Originally published: 1822.

Local Notes:

Kislak Center copy purchased for the Penn Libraries in 2023 from James Burmester.

Kislak Center copy has illustrated bookplate ("Ex Libris Bibliothecase Publicae Worthing.") with blue ink stamp ("BASEMENT") and manuscript shelf-mark ("613.2") in blue ink on front free endpaper; round blue ink stamp ("WORTHING PUBLIC LIBRARY") on each plate, title leaf, verso of title leaf (with manuscript numeral: 3282), and pages 39, 111, 143 and 181.

Kislak Center copy has stamp ("WEST SUSSEX LIBRARIES ...") with manuscript accession(?), copy and class numbers, and other information in blue ink on verso of title leaf; library label ("reference section WEST SUSSEX COUNTY COUNCIL LIBRARY SERVICE") on back pastedown.

Kislak Center copy has yellow advertisement label ("CUPPING. MR. MAHOMED, JUN. ... CUPPER TO HIS MAJESTY ... At the Indian Medicated Vapour Baths, 39, East Cliff.") on front pastedown.

Kislak Center copy has manuscript declaration of deaccessioning by Worthing Public Library on letterhead of Toovey's dated 18 August 2022 laid in.

OCLC:

28802174