Published by -, 2014
ISBN 10: 178378055X ISBN 13: 9781783780556
Seller: AwesomeBooks, Wallingford, United Kingdom
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Severed: A History of Heads Lost and Heads Found This book is in very good condition and will be shipped within 24 hours of ordering. The cover may have some limited signs of wear but the pages are clean, intact and the spine remains undamaged. This book has clearly been well maintained and looked after thus far. Money back guarantee if you are not satisfied. See all our books here, order more than 1 book and get discounted shipping.
Published by Granta, 2014
ISBN 10: 178378055X ISBN 13: 9781783780556
Seller: WeBuyBooks, Rossendale, LANCS, United Kingdom
Condition: Good. Most items will be dispatched the same or the next working day.
Published by Granta Books, United Kingdom, London, 2014
ISBN 10: 178378055X ISBN 13: 9781783780556
Seller: WorldofBooks, Goring-By-Sea, WS, United Kingdom
Paperback. Condition: Very Good. The human head is exceptional. It accommodates four of our five senses, encases the brain and boasts the most expressive set of muscles in the body. It is our most distinctive attribute and it connects our inner selves to the outer world more evocatively than any other part of the body. Yet there is a dark side to the head's pre-eminence. Over the centuries, human heads have decorated our churches, festooned our city walls and filled our museums. Long regarded as objects of fascination and repulsion, they have been props for artists and specimens for laboratory scientists, trophies for soldiers and items of barter. Today, as videos of decapitations circulate online and scientists promise the wealthy among us that our heads may one day live on without our bodies, the severed head is as contentious and compelling as ever. From the western colonialists whose demand for shrunken heads spurred brutal massacres to the troops in the Second World War who sent the remains of Japanese soldiers home to their girlfriends; from the memento mori in Romantic portraits to Damien Hirst's With Dead Head; from grave-robbing phrenologists to enterprising cryonicists, Larson explores the bizarre, often gruesome and confounding history of the severed head. Its story is our story. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.
Published by Granta Books, 2014
ISBN 10: 178378055X ISBN 13: 9781783780556
Seller: ThriftBooks-Dallas, Dallas, TX, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. Missing dust jacket; May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less 1.1.
Published by - -, 2014
ISBN 10: 178378055X ISBN 13: 9781783780556
Seller: Bahamut Media, Reading, United Kingdom
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. This book is in very good condition and will be shipped within 24 hours of ordering. The cover may have some limited signs of wear but the pages are clean, intact and the spine remains undamaged. This book has clearly been well maintained and looked after thus far. Money back guarantee if you are not satisfied. See all our books here, order more than 1 book and get discounted shipping.
Published by Granta Books, 2014
ISBN 10: 178378055X ISBN 13: 9781783780556
Seller: GF Books, Inc., Hawthorne, CA, U.S.A.
Condition: Very Good. Book is in Used-VeryGood condition. Pages and cover are clean and intact. Used items may not include supplementary materials such as CDs or access codes. May show signs of minor shelf wear and contain very limited notes and highlighting. 0.66.
Published by Granta Books, 2014
ISBN 10: 178378055X ISBN 13: 9781783780556
Seller: Book Deals, Tucson, AZ, U.S.A.
Condition: Very Good. Very Good condition. Shows only minor signs of wear, and very minimal markings inside (if any). 0.66.
Published by Granta Books, 2014
ISBN 10: 178378055X ISBN 13: 9781783780556
Seller: Better World Books Ltd, Dunfermline, United Kingdom
Condition: Good. Ships from the UK. Former library book; may include library markings. Used book that is in clean, average condition without any missing pages.
Published by Granta Books, 2014
ISBN 10: 178378055X ISBN 13: 9781783780556
Seller: Better World Books Ltd, Dunfermline, United Kingdom
Condition: Very Good. Ships from the UK. Former library book; may include library markings. Used book that is in excellent condition. May show signs of wear or have minor defects.
Published by Granta, 2014
ISBN 10: 178378055X ISBN 13: 9781783780556
Seller: Brit Books, Milton Keynes, United Kingdom
Hardcover. Condition: Used; Very Good. ***Simply Brit*** Welcome to our online used book store, where affordability meets great quality. Dive into a world of captivating reads without breaking the bank. We take pride in offering a wide selection of used books, from classics to hidden gems, ensuring there is something for every literary palate. All orders are shipped within 24 hours and our lightning fast-delivery within 48 hours coupled with our prompt customer service ensures a smooth journey from ordering to delivery. Discover the joy of reading with us, your trusted source for affordable books that do not compromise on quality.
Published by Liveright Publishing Corp., 2014
ISBN 10: 178378055X ISBN 13: 9781783780556
Seller: Callaghan Books South, New Port Richey, FL, U.S.A.
First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: As New. Dust Jacket Condition: As New. First Edition. (1st edition, 1st printing) Large, sturdy book, blue covers, very bright logo at bottom front right, 317 pages, small illustrations throughout. DJ colorful illustration of beheading on front and spine, shrunken heads photograph on back. DJ and book, both As New.
Published by London : Granta Books, 2014
ISBN 10: 178378055X ISBN 13: 9781783780556
Seller: MW Books, New York, NY, U.S.A.
First Edition
First Edition. Fine cloth copy in an equally fine dust wrapper, now mylar-sleeved. Particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Physical description: xviii, 317 pages : illustrations (black and white); 24 cm. Includes bibliographical references and index. Subjects: Head - Religious aspects. Head - Social aspects. Symbolic anthropology. 1 Kg.
Published by London : Granta Books, 2014
ISBN 10: 178378055X ISBN 13: 9781783780556
Seller: MW Books Ltd., Galway, Ireland
First Edition
First Edition. Fine cloth copy in an equally fine dust wrapper, now mylar-sleeved. Particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Physical description: xviii, 317 pages : illustrations (black and white); 24 cm. Includes bibliographical references and index. Subjects: Head - Religious aspects. Head - Social aspects. Symbolic anthropology. 1 Kg.
Published by Granta, London, 2014, 2014
ISBN 10: 178378055X ISBN 13: 9781783780556
Seller: THE CROSS Art + Books, Sydney, NSW, Australia
24.0 x 16.0cms, 318pp, b/w illusts, very good hardback & dustwrapper The chapters are: Oliver Cromwell's head; irresistible heads; shrunken heads; trophy heads; deposed heads; framed heads; potent heads; bone heads; dissected heads; living heads; other people's heads.
Published by Granta Books London 42014, 2014
ISBN 10: 178378055X ISBN 13: 9781783780556
Seller: THE CROSS Art + Books, Sydney, NSW, Australia
24.5 x 16cm, 317pp, hardcover in dustjacket, light wear, very good+ Lason explores the bizarre and oftern gruesome history of the severed head as a symbol, trophy and momento mori.
Published by Granta Books, 2014
ISBN 10: 178378055X ISBN 13: 9781783780556
Seller: DocHTombstone, Fontevraud-l'Abbaye, France
Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine.