The Anatomy of Melancholy
New York: Farrar & Rinehart, 1938.
First Single-Volume Edition. 1,036 pp. 8vo. Original maroon cloth boards with faded gilt or blind-stamped lettering to spine. Lacks dust jacket. Spine ends frayed with some loss to cloth; boards show light rubbing and minor shelf wear; corners bumped. Internally clean with light toning.
A monumental achievement in English literature, Robert Burton's Anatomy is a sprawling, labyrinthine exploration of human emotion, philosophy, and medicine. Originally published in 1621, it is famous for its dense prose and thousands of Latin citations. This edition, edited by Floyd Dell and Paul Jordan-Smith, represents the first time the "Latin completely given in translation" was embodied in a single, all-English volume, revitalizing the text for the 20th-century reader. It remains an essential reference for understanding the Jacobean mind and the history of psychology.
Price: $80.00