Limeys

314pp, central section of black and white photographic plates. Black cloth-covered boards, gilt titles on spine. Pages tanning. Otherwise, Internally neat, clean and tight. Dust jacket has some shelf wear, price unclipped. 8vo. The dramatic history of how Dr James Lind, a Scottish Naval Surgeon, attempted to find a cure for scurvy, the dreaded disease which killed at least two million sailors over three centuries.