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THE MEDICAL MIND OF SHAKESPEARE
by Kail, Aubrey C
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Fine/Very Fine
- ISBN 10
- 0864330138
- ISBN 13
- 9780864330130
- Seller
-
Lake Forest, Illinois, United States
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About This Item
Balgowlah, N.S.W., [Australia]: Williams & Wilkins / Syntex. First Edition. Cloth. Very Fine/Very Fine. Color and sepia plates. Tall 8vo, black cloth with silver gilt spine lettering, profusely illustrated with full color plates and sepia-colored half-tones, Mylar-protected pictorial dust jacket (unclipped) of a full-color Elizabethan or Medieval man and woman standing beside and touching one another, yellow ribbon page marker, unused Syntex presentation as preliminary half title, 320 pages. A very informative and well illustrated study of Shakespeare's knowledge and use of medicine. This work is the culmination of years of study of Shakespeare's works from a medical point of view. Chapters include "Shakespeare's Physicians," "Mental Illness," "The Madness of Lear, Hamlet, & Timon," "Venereal Disease--'The Pox'," Shakespeare's Epileptics," "Pregnancy & Childbirth," "Drugs, Herbs and Poisons," "The Elements & The Humors," and more. Exceptional Condition!
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- Bookseller
- Borg Antiquarian
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 1411
- Title
- THE MEDICAL MIND OF SHAKESPEARE
- Author
- Kail, Aubrey C
- Illustrator
- Color and sepia plates
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Very Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN 10
- 0864330138
- ISBN 13
- 9780864330130
- Publisher
- Williams & Wilkins / Syntex
- Place of Publication
- Balgowlah, N.S.W., [Australia]
- This edition first published
- May 31, 1986
- Keywords
- Elizabethan, Medieval, blood-letting, fumigation, alchemy, syphillis, clap, aches, illustrated
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Borg Antiquarian
Biblio member since 2015
Lake Forest, Illinois
About Borg Antiquarian
BorgAntiquarian (ABAA & ILAB) is a dealer long engaged in selling exceptional collectibles: rare and fine books, autographs and manuscripts, fine art and artifacts. We are generalists in Americana, English & American literature, plus selected authors & important figures (Dickens & Darwin; presidents & 'signers'; scientists & historical figures; Revolutionary & Civil War militaria).
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- Fine
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- 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...
- Half Title
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