Skip to content

Buried Alive The Terrifying History of Our Most Primal Fear
Stock Photo: Cover May Be Different

Buried Alive The Terrifying History of Our Most Primal Fear Hardcover - 2001

by Bondeson, Jan


From the publisher

Readers of Edgar Allan Poe's tales -- just think of The Premature Burial -- may comfort themselves with the notion that Poe must have exaggerated: surely people of the 1800s could not have been at risk of being buried alive? But such stories filled medical journals as well as fiction, and fear in the populace was high. It was speculated, from the number of skeletons found in horrific, contorted positions inside their coffins, that ten out of every one hundred people were buried before they were dead.

In the extensively illustrated Buried Alive. Jan Bondeson explores the medicine, folklore, history, and literature of Europe and the United States to uncover why such fears arose, and whether they were warranted. He looks at the bizarre nineteenth-century security coffins with bellropes or escape hatches, and the macabre waiting mortuaries for decaying corpses. Finally, he questions whether our criteria for determining if someone is dead today are truly reliable.

First line

In classical antiquity, the absence of a heartbeat was the accepted sign of death.

Details

  • Title Buried Alive The Terrifying History of Our Most Primal Fear
  • Author Bondeson, Jan
  • Binding Hardcover
  • Edition First Edition
  • Pages 320
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher W. W. Norton & Company, New York
  • Date March 2001
  • ISBN 9780393049060
Back to Top

More Copies for Sale

Buried Alive – The Terrifying History of Our Most Primal Fear

Buried Alive – The Terrifying History of Our Most Primal Fear

by Bondeson, Jan

  • Used
  • very good
  • Hardcover
Condition
Used - Very Good
Binding
Hardcover
ISBN 13
9780393049060
ISBN 10
039304906X
Quantity Available
5
Seller
GORING BY SEA, West Sussex, United Kingdom
Seller rating:
This seller has earned a 2 of 5 Stars rating from Biblio customers.
Item Price
$4.46
$10.94 shipping to USA

Show Details

Description:
Hardback. Very Good.
Item Price
$4.46
$10.94 shipping to USA
Buried Alive: The Terrifying History of Our Most Primal Fear
Stock Photo: Cover May Be Different

Buried Alive: The Terrifying History of Our Most Primal Fear

by Bondeson, Jan

  • Used
Condition
Used - Very Good
ISBN 13
9780393049060
ISBN 10
039304906x
Quantity Available
1
Seller
Frederick, Maryland, United States
Seller rating:
This seller has earned a 4 of 5 Stars rating from Biblio customers.
Item Price
$4.99
$3.99 shipping to USA

Show Details

Description:
W W Norton & Co Inc. Used - Very Good. Very Good condition. Very Good dust jacket. A copy that may have a few cosmetic defects. May also contain light spine creasing or a few markings such as an owner’s name, short gifter’s inscription or light stamp. Bundled media such as CDs, DVDs, floppy disks or access codes may not be included.
Item Price
$4.99
$3.99 shipping to USA
Buried Alive: The Terrifying History of Our Most Primal Fear
Stock Photo: Cover May Be Different

Buried Alive: The Terrifying History of Our Most Primal Fear

by Bondeson, Jan

  • Used
  • good
  • Hardcover
Condition
Used - Good
Binding
Hardcover
ISBN 13
9780393049060
ISBN 10
039304906x
Quantity Available
1
Seller
Springdale, Arkansas, United States
Seller rating:
This seller has earned a 2 of 5 Stars rating from Biblio customers.
Item Price
$6.93
$3.95 shipping to USA

Show Details

Description:
W W Norton & Co Inc, 2001-03T. hardcover. Good. 1.7000 in x 8.4000 in x 6.2000 in. This is a used book in good condition and may show some signs of use or wear .
Item Price
$6.93
$3.95 shipping to USA
Buried Alive : The Terrifying History of Our Most Primal Fear
Stock Photo: Cover May Be Different

Buried Alive : The Terrifying History of Our Most Primal Fear

by Bondeson, Jan

  • Used
Condition
Used - Good
ISBN 13
9780393049060
ISBN 10
039304906x
Quantity Available
1
Seller
Reno, Nevada, United States
Seller rating:
This seller has earned a 5 of 5 Stars rating from Biblio customers.
Item Price
$7.06
FREE shipping to USA

Show Details

Description:
Norton & Company, Incorporated, W. W. Used - Good. Used book that is in clean, average condition without any missing pages.
Item Price
$7.06
FREE shipping to USA
Buried Alive : The Terrifying History of Our Most Primal Fear
Stock Photo: Cover May Be Different

Buried Alive : The Terrifying History of Our Most Primal Fear

by Bondeson, Jan

  • Used
Condition
Used - Good
ISBN 13
9780393049060
ISBN 10
039304906x
Quantity Available
1
Seller
Mishawaka, Indiana, United States
Seller rating:
This seller has earned a 5 of 5 Stars rating from Biblio customers.
Item Price
$7.06
FREE shipping to USA

Show Details

Description:
Norton & Company, Incorporated, W. W. Used - Good. Former library book; may include library markings. Used book that is in clean, average condition without any missing pages.
Item Price
$7.06
FREE shipping to USA
Buried Alive : The Terrifying History of Our Most Primal Fear
Stock Photo: Cover May Be Different

Buried Alive : The Terrifying History of Our Most Primal Fear

by Bondeson, Jan

  • Used
Condition
Used - Good
ISBN 13
9780393049060
ISBN 10
039304906x
Quantity Available
1
Seller
Reno, Nevada, United States
Seller rating:
This seller has earned a 5 of 5 Stars rating from Biblio customers.
Item Price
$7.06
FREE shipping to USA

Show Details

Description:
Norton & Company, Incorporated, W. W. Used - Good. Former library book; may include library markings. Used book that is in clean, average condition without any missing pages.
Item Price
$7.06
FREE shipping to USA
Buried Alive : The Terrifying History of Our Most Primal Fear
Stock Photo: Cover May Be Different

Buried Alive : The Terrifying History of Our Most Primal Fear

by Bondeson, Jan

  • Used
Condition
Used - Very Good
ISBN 13
9780393049060
ISBN 10
039304906x
Quantity Available
1
Seller
Reno, Nevada, United States
Seller rating:
This seller has earned a 5 of 5 Stars rating from Biblio customers.
Item Price
$7.06
FREE shipping to USA

Show Details

Description:
Norton & Company, Incorporated, W. W. Used - Very Good. Former library book; may include library markings. Used book that is in excellent condition. May show signs of wear or have minor defects.
Item Price
$7.06
FREE shipping to USA
Buried Alive: The Terrifying History of Our Most Primal Fear
Stock Photo: Cover May Be Different

Buried Alive: The Terrifying History of Our Most Primal Fear

by Bondeson, Jan

  • Used
  • very good
  • Hardcover
Condition
Used - Very Good
Binding
Hardcover
ISBN 13
9780393049060
ISBN 10
039304906X
Quantity Available
1
Seller
South Lyon, Michigan, United States
Seller rating:
This seller has earned a 5 of 5 Stars rating from Biblio customers.
Item Price
$8.00
$5.99 shipping to USA

Show Details

Description:
W W Norton & Co Inc, 2001-03-01. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 8x6x1. 2001; New York; red illustrated glossy paper dust jacket with white titles; dust jacket contains minimal rubbing and shelf wear; Interior is clean and unmarked; 8vo - over 7 3/4" to 9 3/4" tall; 320 pages
Item Price
$8.00
$5.99 shipping to USA
Buried Alive: The Terrifying History of Our Most Primal Fear
Stock Photo: Cover May Be Different

Buried Alive: The Terrifying History of Our Most Primal Fear

by Jan Bondeson

  • Used
  • Hardcover
Condition
Used: Good
Binding
Hardcover
ISBN 13
9780393049060
ISBN 10
039304906X
Quantity Available
1
Seller
HOUSTON, Texas, United States
Seller rating:
This seller has earned a 4 of 5 Stars rating from Biblio customers.
Item Price
$9.04
FREE shipping to USA

Show Details

Description:
W. W. Norton & Company, 2001-03. Hardcover. Used: Good.
Item Price
$9.04
FREE shipping to USA
Buried Alive: The Terrifying History of Our Most Primal Fear
Stock Photo: Cover May Be Different

Buried Alive: The Terrifying History of Our Most Primal Fear

by Bondeson, Jan

  • New
  • Hardcover
Condition
New
Binding
Hardcover
ISBN 13
9780393049060
ISBN 10
039304906X
Quantity Available
1
Seller
Carson City, Nevada, United States
Seller rating:
This seller has earned a 5 of 5 Stars rating from Biblio customers.
Item Price
$9.60
$5.75 shipping to USA

Show Details

Description:
W W Norton & Co Inc, 2001-03-01. Hardcover. New. 8x6x1. ~ NEW Inside and Out! Clean & Crisp Pages. (E-mail for more info./pics)
Item Price
$9.60
$5.75 shipping to USA