[Rarebooks] FS: *Is* he dead, Jim? (1809 False-Death)

[Joslin Hall Rare Books, ABAA]

Cajola, Germano. ISTRUZIONE SULLA MORTE-APPARENTE.

Mantua; Dalla Tipografia di Francesco Agazzi: 1809. "Sul mezzo piu sicuro 
di impedire la tumulazione dei vivi". A fascinating and rare guide to 
recognizing "false-death". The myth of false death, and the allied fear of 
being buried alive, grew rapidly in the 18th and especially the 19th 
century amidst a general misunderstanding of the processes the corpse 
undergoes after burial. These misunderstandings of such natural occurrences 
as corpse movement, preservation of tissues, and bloating and "reddening" 
(which also gave rise to the vampire legends) were combined in this period 
with a greater ability to recognize the few cases where "false-death" did 
actually occur. This study includes several case histories.

Hardcover. 5.5"x8.5", 112 pages. Bound in old paper-covered boards with a 
parchment spine. Spine head and base worn and chipped, general cover 
rubbing and a little soil; contents with some spotting to the title page, 
but overall a very nice copy. [01055] $750.00


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