Ye Thoroughbred
by Novus Homo (pseudonym of William John Courthope)
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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San Francisco, California, United States
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About This Item
New York: Health-Culture Company, 1896. Hardcover. [2], 129, [1]p., boards. Beige cloth, title gilt stamped on front cover. Minor stains on front cover and left corner of rear cover, otherwise Very Good. Fictional dialogue on heredity, advocating selective breeding of humans as is done with animals. With sections on spiritualism and the threat to the nation posed by inferior bloodlines. The Health-Culture Company also published a journal (edited by the hygienist, vegetarian, and occultist William Richard Cunningham Latson).
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- Bookseller
- Bolerium Books Inc., ABAA/ILAB (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 312200
- Title
- Ye Thoroughbred
- Author
- Novus Homo (pseudonym of William John Courthope)
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Health-Culture Company
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1896
- Bookseller catalogs
- 1890S, Gay 90s, Gay Nineties; Racism; Health, Health care; Eugenics, race notions;
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About the Seller
Bolerium Books Inc., ABAA/ILAB
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San Francisco, California
About Bolerium Books Inc., ABAA/ILAB
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