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Published by Jonathan Cape, 1973
ISBN 10: 0224006312ISBN 13: 9780224006316
Seller: WorldofBooks, Goring-By-Sea, WS, United Kingdom
Book
Hardback. Condition: Good. The book has been read but remains in clean condition. All pages are intact and the cover is intact. Some minor wear to the spine.
Published by Jonathan Cape, UK, 1973
Seller: Harry Righton, Evesham, United Kingdom
First Edition
Hard Cover. Condition: Good +. No Jacket. First Edition. black bds with gilt title to spine. soiling to bds. spine ends and 1 corner bumped. top corner of illustrated ffep clipped. area of peeling to reverse of half title. b/w plates and diagrams. pages lightly and evenly browning. a few smudges, otherwise interior very good and clean.
Published by Jonathan Cape Ltd, 1973
ISBN 10: 0224006312ISBN 13: 9780224006316
Seller: CHARLES BOSSOM, Ely, CAMBS, United Kingdom
Book
Hard Cover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Dust jacket complete, unclipped. Original cloth boards with bright gilt titling on spine. Neat inscription. Illustrations. Plates. 288 pages. .Dimensions: 23.6 x 16 x 3.8 cm There is no shortage of irrational or unscientific ideas about the supposed properties of human blood. Mostly these are folk theories which neither survive practical tests nor lend themselves to fruitful application in a modern context. But they still influence our language and customs. As a result, we speak of blood brotherhood and blood-feuds; of the blood of our fathers, blood relations, blood poisoning and sang-froid; of princes of the blood who may own blood-horses, bloodhounds and bloodstones; and of people or ideas which are cold-blooded, blood-curdling, blood-thirsty, bloody-minded, sanguine, clottish or plain bloody stupid. There are similar ranges of expression relating to the heart and veins. In some ways the symbolism in these notions is in accord with current technical knowledge, but in others it only reflects `epidemic pseudo-doxies' (Sir Thomas Browne's famous Greekery for `vulgar errors'), which are better identified if ideas are to be clear. Actually, although we believe we live in an age of enlightenment, the total weight of written superstition has never been greater, and even good newspapers are full of pseudo-psychology, fads, fundamentalism, occult lore and astrology. This is because entire literate populations are able to amuse themselves by reading and writing. In part, it is a form of playing-about, and not to be taken too seriously, but much old wives' talk is more than half believed. There are those who get spots on the face because `their blood is too rich' and patent medicines are still taken to cool or clean it. Among Anglo-Saxon peoples, betrothal rings are worn on the third finger of the left hand-the `leech finger'-because it `hits a vein which leads directly to the heart'. It is widely known that blood-letting was once a common treatment for disease, so why has it been abandoned? Or hasn't it? And is it true that some of the seven layers of skin are missing from a haemophiliac so that he will bleed to death from a scratch? Or is it that his skin is too tight? And if not, then what is haemophilia anyway? and leukaemia? and blood ,pressure? and phlebitis? and pernicious anaemia? Just how do you give transfusions? Are there vampires? Do cobwebs staunch bleeding? Is blood alive? Does a woman's blood run through the baby inside her? Is there a difference between the bloods of black and white peoples? How much blood is in you? What did a leech do? What about the miraculous annual liquefaction of the preserved blood of St Januarius, the patron saint of Naples? Do pelicans feed their own blood to their young ones? What was in the old apothecary's drawer labelled `Dragon's Blood'? What blood tests are used when paternity is disputed? Can you really die of a broken heart? And dreams of blood, are they significant? An examination of these and similar questions can reasonably be made into an unpretentious book, which will then become an easy bridge between haematology (the scientific study of blood) and what one may call haematosophy (or traditional bloody wisdom). Size: 8vo.
Published by Jonathan Cape Ltd, 1973
ISBN 10: 0224006312ISBN 13: 9780224006316
Seller: The Guru Bookshop, Hereford, United Kingdom
Book
Hardcover. Condition: Good. First Edition with dust jacket ex libris with usual markings - rare and collectable - will send out 1 st class post.
Published by Jonathan Cape, 1973
ISBN 10: 0224006312ISBN 13: 9780224006316
Seller: Leopolis, Kraków, Poland
Book
Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 8vo (24 cm), 288 pp, 14 plates. Publisher's cloth and dust jacket (stamps of the Royal Institution). "Just how do you give transfusions? Are there vampires? Do cobwebs staunch bleeding? Is blood alive? Does a woman's blood run through the baby inside her? Is there a difference between the bloods of black and white peoples? How much blood is in you? What did a leech do? What about the miraculous annual liquefaction of the preserved blood of St Januarius, the patron saint of Naples? Do pelicans feed their own blood to their young ones? What was in the old apothecary's drawer labeled `Dragon's Blood'? What blood tests are used when paternity is disputed? Can you really die of a broken heart? And dreams of blood, are they significant? An examination of these and similar questions can reasonably be made into an unpretentious book, which will then become an easy bridge between haematology (the scientific study of blood) and what one may call haematosophy (or traditional bloody wisdom)" (from the blurb).
Published by Johnathan Cape, Bedford Square, London, 1973
ISBN 10: 0224006312ISBN 13: 9780224006316
Seller: Goulds Book Arcade, Sydney, Newtown, Sydney, NSW, Australia
Book
Hard Cover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. The dust jacket is a bit worn and torn, with some chipping on edges and a clipped inside flap. The page edges are lightly tanned and foxed. 288 pages. Books listed here are not stored at the shop. Please contact us if you want to pick up a book from Newtown. Size: Size F: 8"-9" Tall (203-228mm).
Published by Jonathan Cape Ltd, 1973
ISBN 10: 0224006312ISBN 13: 9780224006316
Seller: MacKellar Art & Books, Bournemouth, United Kingdom
Book First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. 1973 J. Cape Hardback 1st Edition 1st Impression. Near fine in near fine unclipped dustjacket. Wonderful jacket design & illustrations as shown.