Melancholy; As it Proceeds from the Disposition and Habit, The Passion of Love, and the Influence of Religion. Drawn Chiefly from the Celebrated Work intitled Burton's Anatomy of Melancholy; And in Which the Kinds, Causes, Consequences and Cures of this English Malady "- are traced from within "Its inmost centre to its outmost skin."

Robert Burton

Published by Vernor and Hood, London, 1801

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A revised version of Burton's Anatomy of Melancholy, bound in full tree calf. In a full tree calf binding. Frontispiece engraving depicting melancholy. Tailpieces to each chapter. Robert Burton (157701640) was an English author who wrote the encyclopedic tome The Anatomy of Melancholy and was also a lifelong sufferer of depression. For Burton, "melancholy" describes a range of mental illness from obsession, to delusion, to what we would now call clinical depression. Burton suggests a variety of remedies for melancholy, but warns they are all ultimately useless, in characteristic self-contradiction. The Anatomy of Melancholy was republished five times over seventeen years with massive alterations and expansions. This volume is one of the later revised editions and explores the causes, consequences and cures of melancholy, particularly melancholy stemming from love and religion. In a full tree calf binding. Externally smart, with a little rubbing to the spine and extremities. The front hinge is splitting but still firm. Internally, firmly bound. Front free end paper is coming loose. Pages are generally bright and clean, with the odd spot and handling mark throughout and more spotting to the first and last few pages. Very Good. Seller Inventory # 838M30

Bibliographic Details

Title: Melancholy; As it Proceeds from the ...

Publisher: Vernor and Hood, London

Publication Date: 1801

Binding: Leather

Illustrator: Thurston Delin

Condition: Very Good

Book Type: book