[Rarebooks] FS: Um, He's NOT Dead, Jim! - 1809 False Death in Italy

[Joslin Hall Rare Books]

TITLE: "Istruzione Sulla Morte-Apparente. Sul mezzo piu sicuro di impedire
la tumulazione dei vivi"

By Germano Cajola.
Printed in Mantua by Dalla Tipografia di Francesco Agazzi in 1809.

DISCUSSION: 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. Rare- no copies are listed on
OCLC.

DESCRIPTION: Hardcover. 5.5"x8.5", 112 pages. Bound in old paper-covered
boards with a parchment spine.

CONDITION NOTES: Spine head and base worn and chipped, general cover
rubbing and a little soil. Contents with some spotting to the title page,
and a few minor internal spots, but overall nice, and wide-margined.

PRICE: $750-

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