Tuberculosis Genius (10 results)
Published by The University of Chicago Press 1940
- Hardcover
Seller: Library House Internet Sales, Grand Rapids, OH, U.S.A.Library House Internet Sales
Contact seller4-star sellerCondition: Used - Fair
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Hardcover. Condition: Fair. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Piece(s) of the spine missing. Due to age and/or environmental conditions, the pages of this book have darkened. Former library book. Mylar protector included. It appears as though this book was completely soaked at one point. This book is severely edgeworn. Binding i…s so loose that the book will stay open to any given page. Please note the image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item. Ex-Library.
Published by U. of Chicago Press 1940 Chicago 1940
- Hardcover
Seller: Prairie Archives, Springfield, IL, U.S.A.Prairie Archives
Contact seller4-star sellerHardcover 8vo 272 pages Very good, light wear at spine ends. Lacks dust jacket Thursday, May 27, 2021.
Published by Chicago: Univeristy of Chicago Press, (). First Edition. 1940
- Softcover
Seller: Lighthouse Books, ABAA, Dade City, FL, U.S.A.Lighthouse Books, ABAA
Contact seller4-star sellerOctavo, green cloth (hardcover), gilt-stamped spine, uncut, xxxii, 277 pp. Portraits. Contains short biographies of ten famous people and how they coped with their TB. The long Introduction quotes many who noted that often tuberculosis writers "write with feverish intensity to get a lifetime" of work in a short time. The author…includes writers R. L. Stevenson, Schiller, Voltaire, Moliere, Keats, Shelley, and St. Francis, among others. Fine, wrapped in a mylar jacket. Literature, Medicine. KHS.
Published by University of Chicago Press
- First Edition
Seller: Wonder Book, Frederick, MD, U.S.A.Wonder Book
Contact seller5-star sellerCondition: Fair. First edition copy. . Book Good. No dust jacket. Slightly dampstained. (medical history, disease, medicine).
- Hardcover
Seller: Peace of Mind Bookstore, Tulsa, OK, U.S.A.Peace of Mind Bookstore
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Cloth w/ DJ in mylar. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. DJ w/ plastic cover; small tears and creases on top/bottom of DJ; from inside jacket: "throughout history there has been a curious relationship between tuberculosis and genius . . . Whether or not the tubercle bacillus has a chemical factor which causes men…tal excitation has long ben argued . . ." "In this book a physician traces the influence of the disease on the lies of ten persons whose creative genius has enriched the world." One chapter each on: Robert Louis Stevenson, Friedrich Schiller, Marie Bashkirtseff, Katherine Mansfleld, Voltaire, Moliere, Francis Thompson, Shelley, Keats, and St. Francis of Assisi Professional book dealer since 1975. All orders are processed promptly and packaged with the utmost care. Satisfaction guaranteed. ; Signed by Author.
Published by Paul B. Hoeber, New York 1930
- Softcover
Seller: Xochi's Bookstore & Gallery, truth or consequences, NM, U.S.A.Xochi's Bookstore & Gallery
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Paper Back. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. Reprint. pgs.556-559; SC staple-bound; white w/blk.; some rub w/lt.folds; two 2"tears,spine; clean,tight pgs. " .there seems to be in many cases of tuberculosis a decided excitation of the mind with increased capacity for creative accomplishments. One of the early outstanding examples… of this influence is found in the life of St. Francis." Reprinted from New Series Vol.2, No.5. Pages 556-559 Annals of Medical History.
Published by Paul B. Hoeber, New York 1931
- Softcover
Seller: Xochi's Bookstore & Gallery, truth or consequences, NM, U.S.A.Xochi's Bookstore & Gallery
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Paper Back. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. Reprint. pgs.407-411; SC staple-bound; white w/blk.; some rub w/lt.folds; clean,tight pgs. "It seems reasonable to suspect that the subtle undercurrent of genius fluctuated with the ebb and flow of the toxins elaborated by the tubercle bacillus in this unstable organism." Reprinted fr…om New Series, Vol.3, No.4. Pages 407-411 Annals of Medical History.
Published by Paul B. Hoeber, New York 1931
- Softcover
Seller: Xochi's Bookstore & Gallery, truth or consequences, NM, U.S.A.Xochi's Bookstore & Gallery
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Paper Back. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. Reprint. pgs.626-637; SC staple-bound; white w/blk.; some rub w/lt.folds; clean,tight pgs. Did Tuberculosis contribute to Voltaire's genius? Reprinted from New Series, Vol.3, No.6. Pages 626-637 Annals of Medical History.
- Softcover
- First Edition
Seller: Xerxes Fine and Rare Books and Documents, Glen Head, NY, U.S.A.Xerxes Fine and Rare Books and Documents
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Condition: VG. NY 1930. first edition. In the Annals of Medical History, New Series Vol. 2 No. 5 . September 1930. Pitfield article pp. 530-546 Some pages yet unopened. original wraps. Other articles in issue as well. VG no owner marks. Some light cover wear.
Seller: Fables Books, Goshen, IN, U.S.A.Fables Books
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Condition: acceptable. Significant shelf, storage or usage wear present that does not affect the readability of the book. A former library book with all the expected stamps, stickers and markings. Spine is worn with boards showing through in some places. No dustjacket included, as pictured. The pages appear unmarked. Staining on… the cover. The binding is intact and all pages are present. Pictures available upon request. Individually inspected by Christi. Thanks for supporting an independent bookseller.
