The Anatomy of Melancholy. In 2 volumes, complete.

BURTON, Robert (Democritus Junior)

Verlag: J. Cundee, London, 1800

Beschreibung

Stated Ninth Edition, corrected; to which is now first prefixed, An Account of the Author. In 2 volumes, complete. Re-backed, fresh hinges by Talin Bookbindery, gilt ruling, six compartments, blindstamped decoration, gilt titles. Original marble endpapers. xxiv, 596, 601, 11 (table of contents), 2 (advertising) pp. Frontispiece engraving by Thurston Delin. Argument of the Frontispiece. "Democritus Junior ad Librum suum" (2 pp.) "The Author's Abstract of Melancholy" (1 p.); Advertisement (1 p.); Cameo engraving of author, "An Account of the Author" (10 pp.); "Democritus Junior to the Reader (114 pp.); 2 pp. in Latin; "The Synopsis of the First Partition" (an outline of topics, 5 pp.), The First Partition (461 pp.). Anatomy of the Body, Anatomy of the Soul, Diseases of the Mind, Causes of Melancholy -- a truly fascinating look into very early thinking about mental illness. Scuffing, a few small scrapes, repaired wear to corners. Near fine. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 002942

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Titel: The Anatomy of Melancholy. In 2 volumes, ...

Verlag: J. Cundee, London

Erscheinungsdatum: 1800

Einband: Full-Leather

Illustrator: Delin, Thurston

Zustand: Near Fine

Auflage: First Thus