An Essay Towards a Theory Of Apparitions

Hardcover. Small octavo. 139pp. plus half-title. Small stamp to rear fly-leaf, "F.S.L Dupl." Half-vellum with marbled boards and matching endpapers; some foxing. An uncut copy. The author, John Ferriar (1761-1815), was a Scottish physician and author whose researches into typhoid and other diseases and leadership of the Manchester Infirmary made their mark in British medical history. His work, "An Essay… Read more about this item

London: Printed for Cadell and Davies, 1813.. FIRST EDITION. Small 8vo. (18.5 x 12 cm). pp. x+139. Contemporary calf, spine with raised bands and decorated in gilt, sides rule with gilt filet, marbled endpapers, sprinkled edges. Unobtrusive stamp reading "Pearse, Warrington" to bottom of f.f.e.p. Spine a bit rubbed and lacking label, binding a bit soiled with minor… Read more about this item

Cadell and Davies, 1813-01-01. Hardcover. Good. . Ex-library copy with usual markings, tape-reinforced spine, some erosion to the extremities. Loose hinges/gutters, reinforced with binder's tape. 139pp. Bound together with ""Ode to Her Imperial Majesty Catherine the Great"" published by Baldwin, Cradock, and Joy, 1815, 27pp. & ""Poetical Epistle to the Right Hon. George Canning"" published by Hodges… Read more about this item

hardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book.

hardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book.

paperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book.

Hardback. New.

Paperback / softback. New.

hardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book.

paperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book.

paperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book.