Cranioklepty: Grave Robbing and the Search for Genius
by Dickey, Colin
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- Fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Fine/Fine
- ISBN 10
- 1932961860
- ISBN 13
- 9781932961867
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La Mesa, California, United States
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About This Item
New York, New York, U.S.A.: Unbridled Books, 2009. First Edition First Printing . Hardcover. Fine/Fine. Indulge in all the "guilty pleasures of an anthology of real afterlife gothic tales" in this fascinating exploration of the 19th-century development of phrenology & the resulting spate of grave-robbing & skull-stealing that it unleashed, all in an attempt to locate the origins of "genius."The after-death stories of the skulls & brains & bodies musicians like Hayden & Beethoven, philosophers like Swedenborg, & polymath Sir Thomas Browne are documented. In 308 pages with Index, Bibliography, copious Notes, scattered photos. A FIRST EDITION, first printing, from 2009, this hardcover 8vo has red cloth-covered boards with bright gilt design & lettering to front & spine. Just removed from our personal library, this book is Fine in an equally Fine DJ: just a tad less crisp than Brand New!Completely clean & bright, binding strong & straight, pages white & unmarked. The unclipped DJ is equally flawless & protected in clear mylar cover since purchased new to sta that way! Our photos depict the Exact book you will receive, never "stock" images of books we don't actually have! Same Day Shipping on all orders received by 2 pm Weekdays (Pacific); later orders, weekends & holidays ship very next business day.
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- Bookseller
- Gargoyle Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 022120
- Title
- Cranioklepty: Grave Robbing and the Search for Genius
- Author
- Dickey, Colin
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition First Printing
- ISBN 10
- 1932961860
- ISBN 13
- 9781932961867
- Publisher
- Unbridled Books
- Place of Publication
- New York, New York, U.S.A.
- Date Published
- 2009
- Keywords
- DEATH AFTERLIFE BRAIN SKULL PHRENOLOGY GRAVE ROBBING ROBBERS COMPOSERS GENIUS BEETHOVEN HAYDEN SWEDENBORG MEDICAL ANATOMY NINETEENTH CENTURY 1800S
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- Death Studies-Thanatology;
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