The Anatomy of Melancholy
by Burton, Robert
- Used
- Very Good
- first
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
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Portland, Oregon, United States
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About This Item
Philadelphia: T. Wardle, 1836. First American Edition. Very Good. First American edition, from the thirteenth English edition, corrected. Two volumes, bound in publisher's original brown cloth decorated in blind, with titles in gilt on the spines. Very Good. Cloth faded and lightly worn at the spine ends. Pages heavily foxed, marginal tear to pp. 195 in Volume I, small rubber stamped numbers to rear free endpapers. An immensely popular book in the 17th century, Burton's work was part medical text, part literature and part in a class of its own.
Synopsis
The Anatomy of Melancholy is a book by Robert Burton, first published in 1621.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Burnside Rare Books, ABAA (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 140941590
- Title
- The Anatomy of Melancholy
- Author
- Burton, Robert
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First American Edition
- Publisher
- T. Wardle
- Place of Publication
- Philadelphia
- Date Published
- 1836
- Bookseller catalogs
- Literature;
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
Terms of Sale
Burnside Rare Books, ABAA
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About the Seller
Burnside Rare Books, ABAA
Biblio member since 2010
Portland, Oregon
About Burnside Rare Books, ABAA
Burnside Rare Books specializes in literary first editions and works of cultural and historic significance. We are located in Portland, Oregon and welcome visitors by appointment.
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Foxed
- Foxing is the age related browning, or brown-yellowish spots, that can occur to book paper over time. When this aging process...
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....