English Eccentrics and Eccentricities
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- London: Chatto and Windus, 1875
London: Chatto and Windus, 1875. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good-. First Edition. Hardcover. Timbs was an English author and antiquary. Some of his work was published under the pseudonym of Horace Welby. Illustrated with caricature text illustrations and a hand colored frontispiece.
From the library of Dr. Oliver Sacks, the renowned neurologist, author, and educator. He was, in his life, celebrated for his contributions to the understanding of the human brain and his ability to communicate complex scientific concepts to a broader audience. In doing so, he highlighted the profound impact of neurological disorders on human identity and experience. His library is a reflection of this remarkable polymath's questing mind. Light shelf/edge wear (focused at head and tail), tips bumped, spine slightly sunned, Brown cloth boards, gilt lettering and decorative elements, in blind decorative elements, black endpages, frontispiece. Small 8vo. 578pp+. Adverts. Illus. (colored and b/w plates).
From the library of Dr. Oliver Sacks, the renowned neurologist, author, and educator. He was, in his life, celebrated for his contributions to the understanding of the human brain and his ability to communicate complex scientific concepts to a broader audience. In doing so, he highlighted the profound impact of neurological disorders on human identity and experience. His library is a reflection of this remarkable polymath's questing mind. Light shelf/edge wear (focused at head and tail), tips bumped, spine slightly sunned, Brown cloth boards, gilt lettering and decorative elements, in blind decorative elements, black endpages, frontispiece. Small 8vo. 578pp+. Adverts. Illus. (colored and b/w plates).