BURTON ROBERT The Anatomy of Melancholy Eighth Edition

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[BURTON, ROBERT.] The Anatomy of Melancholy . . . By Democritus Junior [pseud.] . . . Eighth Edition. [8], 46, [6], 434, [10] pages, including half-title and engraved title. Folio, 324x200 mm, 19th-century 1/2 calf, spine faded and worn; contents toned with occasional marginal soiling and minor stains, scattered ink blots, half-title torn in lower inner corner and restored partly affecting last 2 lines of text on verso, engraved title soiled and mounted, N1 and O1 torn in outer margin with partial loss to sidenotes, blank lower outer corner of P1 restored, blank corner off 2G3, fore edge of final index leaf restored. London: (R. W. for) Peter Parker, 1676

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"the first psychiatric encyclopaedia, citing nearly 500 medical authors, and also a literary tour de force"--Garrison-Morton 4918.1 (1621 original edition). Hunter & Macalpine, pages 94-99; Wing B6184 (this edition).