The Anatomy Of Melancholy - What it is: With all the Kinds, Causes, Symptomes, Prognostickes, and Several Cures of it. In Three Partitions with their severall Sections, Members, and Subsections. Philosophically, Medicinally, Historically, Opened & Cut
By Democritus Junior (Robert Burton)
Printed For Henry Cripps: Oxford 1632 4th Edition (1st Edition Published 1621)
Printed by John Lichfield - Printer To The Famous University
Provenance: Carries the Bookplate of "Tatton Park"
- an estate in the ownership of the Egerton family from 1598 when it was bought by Sir Thomas Egerton of Ashridge estate in Hertfordshire from his half sister Dorothy Brereton. Sir Thomas (c.1540-1617) had served in senior office at the court of Queen Elizabeth I and in 1603 became Lord Chancellor of England in the reign of King James I. Tatton became the home of a junior branch of the Egerton family, at the head of which were the Earls and Dukes of Bridgewater."
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Robert Burton (8 February 1577 - 25 January 1640) was an English author and fellow of Oxford University, who wrote the encyclopedic tome
The Anatomy of Melancholy
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On its surface, the book is presented as a medical textbook in which Burton applies his vast and varied learning, in the scholastic manner, to the subject of melancholia (or clinical depression). Although presented as a medical text, The Anatomy of Melancholy is as much a sui generis (unique) work of literature as it is a scientific or philosophical text, as Burton covers far more than the titular subject. Anatomy uses melancholy as a lens through which all human emotion and thought may be scrutinized, and virtually the entire contents of a 17th-century library are marshalled into service of this goal. It is encyclopedic in its range and reference.
Burton was an obsessive editor of his own work, publishing five revised and expanded editions of The Anatomy of Melancholy during his lifetime - this book is the 4th edition.
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General wear, a few bumps and some rub through to covers and spine as shown. Deterioration to the head and foot of the spine. Corners with rub through. Binding in good to very good condition overall with firm covers and no loose pages. Appears to lack blank endpapers at the front and back of the book as shown. There is a page missing from the latin section at the front - refer photo. Pagination has some errors with a few pages numbered the same twice and several pages are bound out of order between pages 454 and 474. There are 2 x pages 573/574. I have checked every page in this book and feel confident that every page that should be there, is there, even if it's in the wrong spot! Pages have some age staining, minor water stains, some dogeared page corners, the odd minor inconsequential tear. Please reach out with any specific queries you may have. It is possible to view this book in person by prior appointment with us in Knoxfield, Victoria, Australia.
