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Headache and other Morbid Cephalic Sensations
by Campbell, Harry
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
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Portland, Oregon, United States
Item Price
A$394.03
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About This Item
London, UK: H. K. Lewis, 1894. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. 410pp; Maroon cloth boards with gilt titling to spine, boards square, clean & bright with slight wear to edges & corners, original black endpapers, previous owner's names to half-title page, "With the compliments of the writer" written on title page, text unmarked, binding is tight, VG condition. Scarce copy of antique medical monograph on headache and other cephalic conditions and sensations by British physician who later advocated for a pre-agricultural diet consisting of animal products and raw vegetables, anticipating the latter-day paleo diet. Partial Contents: The Seat of the Pain in Headache; Heredity, Age, Sex, Time of Day; Atmospheric Conditions; Mental States; Injuries to the Head; Disorders of the Eyes; Disorders of the Teeth; The Blood and Headache; Syphilis; Gout; Sleep; Insanity, Epilepsy, Hypochondriasis, Hysteria; The Sensation of Heat and Cold; Giddiness, Tinnitus Aurium, and Other Sensations; much more.
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- Bookseller
- Book Happy Booksellers
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 016310
- Title
- Headache and other Morbid Cephalic Sensations
- Author
- Campbell, Harry
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- H. K. Lewis
- Place of Publication
- London, UK
- Date Published
- 1894
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- health medical medicine brain headache neurology pain cephalic head
- Bookseller catalogs
- Medicine;
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- Tight
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- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- First Edition
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- Edges
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- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Cloth
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