Buried Alive; The Terrifying History of Our Most Primal Fear
New York: Norton, 2001. First edition. 12mo. 320 pp. Illustrations. Cloth binding in unclipped dustwrapper, very good condition. (42618). More
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Earth-Burial and Cremation; The History of Earth-Burial with Its Attendant Evils, and the Advantages Offered by Cremation
New York: Putnams, 1892. First edition. 12mo. [xi], 173 pp. Cloth, surface wear, else good. (41553). More
Cremation of the Dead; From an Aesthetic, Sanitary, Religious, Historical, Medico-Legal, and Economical Standpoint
Detroit: D. O. Haynes & Co, 1887. First edition. 12mo. [viii], 264 pp. Illustrated. Cloth, gilt, good. (41554). Forword by Sir T. Spencer Wells. More
Nekpokedeia; The Art of Embalming; Wherein is shewn the Right of Burial, the Funeral Ceremonies, and the several Ways of Preserving Dead Bodies in Most Nations of the World
London: Privately Printed, 1705. First edition. Tall 8vo. [v], [8], 367, [12] pp. Frontispiece foldout. Eleven plates. Foldout map. Calf binding, gilt lettering, decoration & cover design, raised bands, surface wear, upper hinge starting at top, erosion to front edge of rear board, upper corners of text block damp stained..... More
Death to Dust; What Happens to Dead Bodies?
Tucson, AZ: Galen Press, 1994. First edition. 8vo. [xx], 709 pp. Illustrations. Cloth binding in unclipped dustwrapper, very good condition. (42605). More
Work of the Dead; A Cultural History of Mortal Remains
Princeton, NJ: Princeton University Press, 2015. First edition. 8vo. [xix], 711 pp. Illustrations. Cloth binding in unclipped dustwrapper, fine copy. (60309). More
Stiff; The Curious Life of Human Cadavers
New York: Norton, 2003. First edition. 12mo. 303 pp. Cloth binding in unclipped dustwrapper, very good condition. (42612). More
Chick and the Dead; Life and death Behind Mortuary Doors
New York: St. Martin's Press, 2017. First American edition. 8vo. 287 pp. Cloth binding in unclipped dsutwrapper, fine condition. (93741). More
Death; A History of Man's Obsessions and Fears
New York: Barnes & Noble, 1996. First edition thus. 8vo. 256 pp. Illustrations. Cloth binding in unclipped dsutwrapper, very good condition. (42615). More
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