The Anatomy of Melancholy Robert Burton Philosophy Folio Society 2005 3 Vol. VGC

The Anatomy of Melancholy Robert Burton Philosophy Folio Society 2005 3 Vol. VGC

£107.99
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The Anatomy of Melancholy Robert Burton Philosophy Folio Society 2005 3 Vol. VGC
Folio Society
Philosophy

The Anatomy of Melancholy

Robert Burton

£107.99
Edition year 2005
Printing year 2005
First edition Yes
Binding Cloth
Volumes 3
Weight 5 Kg
Pages V1: xxviii + 548; V2: vi + 330; V3: vi + 586
Dimensions 25 × 17 cm
Condition Very Good
Condition notes In very good overall condition. A few light scratches to the slipcase.

Edition details

The Anatomy of Melancholy by Robert Burton. (3v.). Vol.1 xxvii + 548pp. Vol.2 325pp. Vol.3 586pp. Introductions by Holbrook Jackson and Phillip Pullman. Quarter cloth with elaborate gilt decoration and reproduction Ann Muir marbled paper covered boards. Slipcase printed with details in gilt. 25x17cm

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About the book

Robert Burton's The Anatomy of Melancholy is a vast and eccentric seventeenth-century study of sadness, depression and human behaviour. Drawing on medicine, philosophy, literature and theology, Burton investigates the causes, symptoms and possible treatments of melancholy. The work is remarkable for its enormous range of quotations, digressions and observations, making it both a medical curiosity and a literary masterpiece.

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