George III and the Mad-Business
by Macalpine, Ida And Hunter, Richard
- Used
- Fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Fine/Near Fine
- Seller
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SPRINGFIELD, Virginia, United States
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About This Item
New York: Pantheon Books, 1969. 407+[1]pp. Several text figures. Maroon cloth with gilt spine lettering, organge front device, and pictorial gold endpapers. Conveys a vivid picture of the patient, his treatments and management, of the epic struggle in the sickroom and the frictions and factions among his entourage. The authors trace the historic bias by which the King`s mental derangement came to be magnified to create a false image of `mad King George`. The course and symptoms of the illness are characteristic of a rare metabolic disorder called porphyria. Clean. 1st American Edition. Cloth. Fine/Near Fine. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.
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- Bookseller
- DBookmahn's Used and Rare Military Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 006408
- Title
- George III and the Mad-Business
- Author
- Macalpine, Ida And Hunter, Richard
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Near Fine
- Edition
- 1st American Edition
- Publisher
- Pantheon Books
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1969
- Keywords
- England History Medicine
- Bookseller catalogs
- History; Psychology;
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