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[1905] The Anatomy of Melancholy
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Description
Publishers' Original Binding, Scarce
'The Anatomy of Melancholy' was first published in 1621 and was promptly republished several times over the next years. It is presented as being a medical textbook exploring sadness and depression, and is both scientific and philosophical in its approach. With satirical elements as well as making use of stream of consciousness, it is a truly unique work, covering all manner of other topics besides the primary subject matter.
Written by Robert Burton (1577-1640), an English writer best known for this work, which has attracted readers such as Samuel Johnson, Benjamin Franklin, Samuel Beckett and John Keats.
Complete in three volumes.
Undated; dated from copies on Jisc.
Condition
In the publisher's original full cloth binding. Externally very smart, with just slight bumping to the head and tail of the spine. Internally firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean.
Very Good Indeed
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