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QUACK, QUACK, QUACK: The Sellers of Nostrums in Prints, Posters, Ephemera & Books
by Helfand, William H
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near fine/Near fine
- ISBN 10
- 0910672407
- ISBN 13
- 9780910672405
- Seller
-
Covina, California, United States
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About This Item
New York: The Grolier Club, 2002. First Edition. Hardcover. Near fine/Near fine. This authoritative and entertaining exhibition catalog explores the long visual history of a rich and neglected topic: medical quackery, from the itinerant seller of nostrums four centuries ago to the unsolicited spam of today's internet. Presenting a broad variety of material: prints by William Hogarth and Honoré Daumier, posters by Jules Chéret and Maxfield Parrish, and books by H.G. Wells and S. Weir Mitchell, it offers a delightful look at the remarkable artistry and elaborate language quacks used to peddle their wares: lavish pronouncements, excessive postures, and imaginatively exalted therapeutic promises. Quarto: 252 p. with nearly 200 illustrations (some color). Original blue cloth binding, with gilt stamping. A near fine copy in a near fine dust jacket with some very light fading along the spine.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Johnson Rare Books & Archives
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 75324
- Title
- QUACK, QUACK, QUACK: The Sellers of Nostrums in Prints, Posters, Ephemera & Books
- Author
- Helfand, William H
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near fine
- Jacket Condition
- Near fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- ISBN 10
- 0910672407
- ISBN 13
- 9780910672405
- Publisher
- The Grolier Club
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 2002
- Keywords
- Patent Medicine, Quackery, Holistic, Advertising Art, Health, Printing History, Ephemera
Terms of Sale
Johnson Rare Books & Archives
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About the Seller
Johnson Rare Books & Archives
Biblio member since 2008
Covina, California
About Johnson Rare Books & Archives
Established in 1981, johnson rare books & archives is located in the heart of downtown Covina, about 20 miles east of Los Angeles. Our shop is currently open by appointment Thursday - Saturday from 11am - 6pm (please call ahead) and houses an inventory of some 30,000 titles, ranging from the general second-hand to the truly antiquarian. For more information, visit our website at www.johnsonrarebooks.com or call 1-626-967-1888.
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