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Medical Mind of Shakespeare - Wounds & Surgeons, Sex in Shakespeare, Drugs Herbs & Poisons, Mental Illness, The Madness of Lear Hamlet & Timon, Vernereal Disease - 'The Pox', Physicians, Epileptics, The Elements & The Humours, On Sacks & Sherris, +++
by Kail, Aubrey C.; foreward by Bryan Gandevia
- Used
- Near Fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/Very Good Plus
- ISBN 10
- 0864330138
- ISBN 13
- 9780864330130
- Seller
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Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
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About This Item
Balgowlah, NSW: Williams & Wilkins, 1986. -----The scan you see is the book you get. Black cloth with gilt, headband, yellow silk attached book marker, 320 pages with b & w photos, plus 24 full page colour plates, Near Fine condition, dust jacket is in Very Good Plus condition with fiant rubbing (check out the scans). "With plentiful illustrations chosen to illustrate a particular medical point, to add local colour, or to highlight certain characters." Contents include: Author's Note / Foreword / Intro / Shakespeare's Physicians / Mental Illness / The Madness of Lear, Hamlet, & Timon / Venereal Disease - "The Pox" / Shakespeare's Epileptics / Pregnancy & Childbirth / On Sacks & Sherris / Drugs, Herbs & Poisons / The Elements & The Humours / 'Life's A Miracle' / Geriatrics / 'The Undiscover'd Country' The Special Senses / The Sovereign Thrones / Clinical Descriptions / Various Diseases / Therapeutics / Sex In Shakespeare / Wounds & Surgeons / Family History / Bibliography / Glossary / index. Check out the scans. . First Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Very Good Plus. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾".
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- Bookseller
- Nessa Books
(CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 009375
- Title
- Medical Mind of Shakespeare - Wounds & Surgeons, Sex in Shakespeare, Drugs Herbs & Poisons, Mental Illness, The Madness of Lear Hamlet & Timon, Vernereal Disease - 'The Pox', Physicians, Epileptics, The Elements & The Humours, On Sacks & Sherris, +++
- Author
- Kail, Aubrey C.; foreward by Bryan Gandevia
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good Plus
- Edition
- First Edition
- ISBN 10
- 0864330138
- ISBN 13
- 9780864330130
- Publisher
- Williams & Wilkins
- Place of Publication
- Balgowlah, NSW
- Date Published
- 1986
- Keywords
- Kail, Aubrey C. Kail, Aubrey C.; Foreward by Bryan Gandevia Medical Mind of Shakespeare - Wounds & Surgeons, Sex in Shakespeare, Drugs Herbs & Poisons, Mental Illness, The Madness of Lear Hamlet & Timon, Vernereal Disease - 'The Pox'
- Bookseller catalogs
- Reference; Theatre;
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