Boswell's Clap and Other Essays : Medical Analyses of Literary Men's Afflictions by Ober, William B - 1973

HarperCollins Publishers, 1988. Paperback. Good. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

Harpercollins. Used - Acceptable. Paperback The item is fairly worn but still readable. Signs of wear include aesthetic issues such as scratches, worn covers, damaged binding. The item may have identifying markings on it or show other signs of previous use. May have page creases, creased spine, bent cover or markings inside. Packed with care, shipped promptly.

Southern Illinois University Press, 1987. Paperback. Good. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

ALLISON BUSBY. Used - Good. Good condition. A copy that has been read but remains intact. May contain markings such as bookplates, stamps, limited notes and highlighting, or a few light stains. Bundled media such as CDs, DVDs, floppy disks or access codes may not be included.

Harpercollins. Used - Good. Good condition. A copy that has been read but remains intact. May contain markings such as bookplates, stamps, limited notes and highlighting, or a few light stains.

Harpercollins, 1988. Soft Cover. Very Good. Sunning to spine, browning to interior, else tight and clean.

Allison & Busby, 1990. Reprint. Hardcover, in dust jacket. Fine in fine dust jacket, in mylar cover..

Southern Illinois University Press, 1987. First Edition. Trade Paperback. 291 pages. First edition (first printing). A near fine copy in wrappers (paperback). With publisher's promotional newsletter (two copies) and review slip laid in. In this cock to Aesculapius, a distinguished pathologist shows how simple medical analyses can be applied centuries later to reconstruct the scene and assign a more probable cause of disability or death.The ten essays selected for this volume range from an investigation of Boswell s repeated infection with gonorrhea to a critical examination of Plato s account of Socrates death in the "Phaedo, "subjects both ancient and modern. Other essays include studies of the ailments of two medical doctorsWilliam Carlos Williams and Chekhovand the disabilities of Swinburne, Lawrence, Rochester, Shadwell, Keats, Collins, Cooper, and Smart.Documenting a wealth of physical and psychological symptoms that bear directly upon the writer s work when there is a medical question, Dr.… Read More

Carbondale: Southern Illinois University,, 1973. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. Octavo. Plate Illustrations. A clean, unmarked and unclipped copy in a Mylar DJ cover.

Carbondale & Edwardsville: Southern Illinois University Press, 1979.. 8vo., 291 pp., Good, Brown Cloth, Dust Jacket with some rubbing, holes on back cover, minor tears & edge-wear, minor shelf-wear.