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New York and Philadelphia: John Wiley and J.W. Moore, 1850. Revised Edition . Hardcover. Good/No Dust Jacket. A Good copy (1850 owner's name) in three-quarter brown leather over marbled paper-covered boards. Mild cover wear, tanning at the outer edges of the text block. The binding is sound, the text is clean/unmarked, and not ex-library.

London, J. & E. Hodson, 1804. Hardcover. Half leather over marbled boards. Ex-library; backstrip edges and bands rubbed, with edges split at top end; boards rubbed and scuffed, with edges chipped; lacks front free endpaper; rear free endpaper detached and tattered; hinges reinforced with binder's tape; pages slightly toned, with foxing and occasional stains; otherwise very good condition. . Two volumes in one, 1062p. in all, plus 121p. To The Reader.

London: Printed for Messrs. Vernor, Hood and Sharpe, et al, J. and E. Hodson, Cross-Street, Hatton-Garden, 1806. Eleventh Edition, Corrected, To which is prefixed, an account of the author. Complete in 2 volumes. 8vo. xxiv, 461; 601, [10 pp "The Table"] pp. Half-title and frontispiece in each volume. Three-quarter brown calf with gilt ruling and decoration on spines; red morocco gilt-lettered title labels; over marbled paper covered boards; marbled endpapers. Darkening to spines; scraping & wear; occasional short pencil lines next to text; hinges cracked and with tape repair in Vol. I; front hinge cracked in Vol. II; a good set. "Although presented as a medical text, The Anatomy of Melancholy is as much a sui generis (unique) work of literature as it is a scientific or philosophical text, as Burton covers far more than the nomitive subject. Anatomy uses melancholy as a lens through which all human emotion and thought may be scrutinized, and virtually the entire contents of a 17th-century library are… Read More

London: Printed for Thomas McLean, 1826. Hardcover; 8vo; 2 volumes. 8th edition. Rebound in dark cloth with gilt rule on spine, gilt lettering on morocco labels. Gently rubbed/bumped corners, gently sunned spine. Gilt on top, other edges deckled. Very sparse foxing, else a very nice set. VG+. Hardcover. Very Good+/No Jacket.