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Burton, Robert.
Anatomy of Melancholy What It Is, with All the Kinds, Causes, Symptoms, Prognostics, and Several Cures of It. In Three Partitions. With Their Several Sections, Members, Subsections, Philosophically, Medicinally, Historically Opened and Cut Up
Philadelphia, T. Wardle,
1836, First American Edition ed, Full Leather,
Condition: Very Good, Volume one only. By Democritus Junior with a satyricall preface conducing to the following discourse. First American, from the thirteenth English Edition, corrrected, to which is now first prefixed an account of the author. Robert Burton (1577-1640) was elected a student of Christ Church College, Oxford, in 1599. Burton wrote this treatise on Melancholy (depression), as a way of avoiding his own melancholy. The treatis has a strong satirical lean to it and can be very humorous in his presentation. Full tan calf, black title and volume panels to spine, gilt lettering. Mild to moderate foxing, text easy to read. Very mild soil and rubbing, tightly bound, no writing. Gilt dentelle to board edges. A very sound copy of this volume. tall 8 vo, 461 pages
(Burton, S, Anatomy, Of, Melancholy, 19th, Century, Medical, Books, Antique, Medical, Books, Melancholy, Robert, Burton, 17th, Century, Medicine, Depression, Antique, Books) Cat No. 4123.
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Burton, Robert.
Anatomy of Melancholy What It Is, with All the Kinds, Causes, Symptoms, Prognostics, and Several Cures of It. In Three Partitions. With Their Several Sections, Members, Subsections, Philosophically, Medicinally, Historically Opened and Cut Up
Philadelphia, T. Wardle,
1836, First American Edition ed, Full Leather,
Condition: Very Good, Volume one only. By Democritus Junior with a satyricall preface conducing to the following discourse. First American, from the thirteenth English Edition, corrrected, to which is now first prefixed an account of the author. Robert Burton (1577-1640) was elected a student of Christ Church College, Oxford, in 1599. Burton wrote this treatise on Melancholy (depression), as a way of avoiding his own melancholy. The treatis has a strong satirical lean to it and can be very humorous in his presentation. Full tan calf, black title and volume panels to spine, gilt lettering. Mild to moderate foxing, text easy to read. Very mild soil and rubbing, tightly bound, no writing. Gilt dentelle to board edges. A very sound copy of this volume. tall 8 vo, 461 pages
(Burton, S, Anatomy, Of, Melancholy, 19th, Century, Medical, Books, Antique, Medical, Books, Melancholy, Robert, Burton, 17th, Century, Medicine, Depression, Antique, Books) Cat No. 4123.
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Burton, Robert.
Anatomy of Melancholy What It Is, with All the Kinds, Causes, Symptoms, Prognostics, and Several Cures of It. In Three Partitions. With Their Several Sections, Members, Subsections, Philosophically, Medicinally, Historically Opened and Cut Up
Philadelphia, T. Wardle,
1836, First American Edition ed, Full Leather,
Condition: Very Good, Volume one only. By Democritus Junior with a satyricall preface conducing to the following discourse. First American, from the thirteenth English Edition, corrrected, to which is now first prefixed an account of the author. Robert Burton (1577-1640) was elected a student of Christ Church College, Oxford, in 1599. Burton wrote this treatise on Melancholy (depression), as a way of avoiding his own melancholy. The treatis has a strong satirical lean to it and can be very humorous in his presentation. Full tan calf, black title and volume panels to spine, gilt lettering. Mild to moderate foxing, text easy to read. Very mild soil and rubbing, tightly bound, no writing. Gilt dentelle to board edges. A very sound copy of this volume. tall 8 vo, 461 pages
(Burton, S, Anatomy, Of, Melancholy, 19th, Century, Medical, Books, Antique, Medical, Books, Melancholy, Robert, Burton, 17th, Century, Medicine, Depression, Antique, Books) Cat No. 4123.
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Barse & Hopkins.
The Household Calendar 1917
New York, Barse & Hopkins,
1917, Soft Cover,
Condition: Very Good, Barse & Hopkins oblong calendar of 1917 with household tips on everything to straightening out a bent whalebone to defrosting windows; making toilet water; cooking tips; organizing your kitchen, etc. In green and pink lettering. Bound at top with rope, to hang calendar. Front cover two pink Irises and doorway with arbor of flowers. Substantially soiled cover, with rubbing of edges and few rub marks to cover, chip to lower right corner. Solidly bound, inside calendar very clean. Great household tips of early 1900's. tall 8 vo , 53 pages plus index
(Barse, &, Hopkins, Household, Calendar, 1917, Vintage, Household, Calendars, Household, Tips, Early, 1900, S) Cat No. 4124.
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20.00
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Wilson, Mary, et al.
Rumford Everyday Cook Book for the Housekeeper and Student
Providence, R.I., The Rumford Co.,
Wraps,
Condition: Very Good, Rumford Baking Powder Company's recipes for everyday cooking: Savory Creamed Chicken; Fish Salad; Veal Pot Pie; Rumford savory Dumplings; Steak and Kidney Pudding; Rumford Butter Creme Frosting; Rumford Iced Cinnamon Buns; Fairy Squares; Maple Caramel Cake, etc. Suggestive menus for Sunday night Suppers; ways of utilizing stale breads and biscuts, etc. Blue and yellow illustrated wraps, hole at upper left corner with rope for hanging. Mild soil, rubbing to spine and edges, few closed edge tears, picture of Rumford baking powder to rear. Few creases, text clean, solidly bound. 68 pp 12 mo. circa 1920
(Rumford, Cookbook, Rumford, Baking, Powder, Cookbook, Vintage, Cookbooks, 1920, S, Cook, Books, Cooking, Emphemera) Cat No. 4125.
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