A true and particular account
Subtitle: of the most surprising preservation, and happy deliverance, of three women who were buried, thirty-seven day's, in the ruins of a stable, by a heavy fall of snow, from the mountains, at the village of Bergemoletto, in Italy ; with curious remarks
By: by Ignazio Somis ... translated from the Italian
Series: Francis A. Countway Library of Medicine--Medical Heritage Library digitization project
Publisher: Printed for H. Serjeant, at the Black Swan, without Temple-Bar
Published: 1768
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 208
Subjects: Avalanches; Natural disasters; Rescue work; Rescue Work
Work titles: Ragionamento sopra il fatto avvenuto in Bergemoletto
Notes: Translation of: Ragionamento sopra il fatto avvenuto in Bergemoletto, in cui tre donne, sepolte fra le rovine della stalla per la caduta d'una gran mole di neve, sono state trovate vive dopo trentasette giorni.

A reissue of 'An historical narrative of a most extraordinary event which happened at the village of Bergemoletto', London, printed for T. Osborne, 1765, with a cancel title page.

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ESTC T136715

Autograph of James Plumptre, Clare Hall, June 4, 1812; ex libris Margueretta Stevenson, Jan. 9, 1937; bookplate of W[illiam] G. Lennox.

Imperfect: plates wanting.

Bound in late maroon morocco, covers panelled in gilt, spine lettered and ruled in gilt.