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ISBN10: 080184357X, ISBN13: 9780801843570, [publisher: The John Hopkins University Press, Baltimore] Hardcover First Edition Fine First edition in like protected d/j. A fascinating study. 214pp. [Warrandyte, VIC, Australia] [Publication Year: 1992]
ISBN10: 080184357X, ISBN13: 9780801843570, [publisher: Johns Hopkins University Press] Hardcover First Edition Unclipped ($24.95), mylar protected dust jacket. Like new except for a very mild crease to the spine's crown. The DJ has no tears, chips or creases. Remainder mark on the bottom of the textblock. [Gillette, WY, U.S.A.] [Publication Year: 1992]
Baltimore, MD: The Johns Hopkins University Press, Date: 1992. Presumed first edition/first printing. Hardcover. Very good/very good. Sewn binding. Cloth over boards. vii, [3], 212, [2] p. Notes. Select Bibliography. Index. From Wikipedia: "Joseph Carey Merrick (5 August 1862 11 April 1890), sometimes incorrectly referred to as John Merrick, was an English man with severe deformities who was exhibited as a human curiosity named the Elephant Man. He became well known in London society after he went to live at the London Hospital. Merrick was born in Leicester, Leicestershire and began to develop abnormally during the first few years of his life. His skin appeared thick and lumpy, he developed an enlargement of his lips, and a bony lump grew on his forehead. One of his arms and both feet became enlarged and at some point during his childhood he fell and damaged his hip, resulting in permanent lameness. When he was 10, his mother died and his father soon remarried. Merrick left school at 13, and had difficulty finding employment. Rejected by his father and stepmother, he left home. In late 1879, aged 17, Merrick entered the Leicester Union Workhouse. In 1884, after four years in the workhouse, Merrick contacted a showman named Sam Torr and proposed that Torr should exhibit him. Torr agreed, and arranged for a group of men to manage Merrick, whom they named the Elephant Man. After touring the East Midlands, Merrick travelled to London to be exhibited in a penny gaff shop ...
Baltimore, MD The Johns Hopkins University Press 1992 Presumed first edition/first printing Hardcover Very good in very good jacket Sewn binding. Cloth over boards. vii, [3], 212, [2] p. Notes. Select Bibliography. Index. From Wikipedia: "Joseph Carey Merrick (5 August 1862 11 April 1890), sometimes incorrectly referred to as John Merrick, was an English man with severe deformities who was exhibited as a human curiosity named the Elephant Man. He became well known in London society after he went to live at the London Hospital. Merrick was born in Leicester, Leicestershire and began to develop abnormally during the first few years of his life. His skin appeared thick and lumpy, he developed an enlargement of his lips, and a bony lump grew on his forehead. One of his arms and both feet became enlarged and at some point during his childhood he fell and damaged his hip, resulting in permanent lameness. When he was 10, his mother died and his father soon remarried. Merrick left school at 13, and had difficulty finding employment. Rejected by his father and stepmother, he left home. In late 1879, aged 17, Merrick entered the Leicester Union Workhouse. In 1884, after four years in the workhouse, Merrick contacted a showman named Sam Torr and proposed that Torr should exhibit him. Torr agreed, and arranged for a group of men to manage Merrick, whom they named the Elephant Man. After touring the East Midlands, Merrick travelled to London to be exhibited in a penny gaff shop on ...
ISBN10: 080184357X, ISBN13: 9780801843570, [publisher: The Johns Hopkins University Press, Baltimore, MD] Hardcover First Edition Sewn binding. Cloth over boards. vii, [3], 212, [2] p. Notes. Select Bibliography. Index. From Wikipedia: "Joseph Carey Merrick (5 August 1862 11 April 1890), sometimes incorrectly referred to as John Merrick, was an English man with severe deformities who was exhibited as a human curiosity named the Elephant Man. He became well known in London society after he went to live at the London Hospital. Merrick was born in Leicester, Leicestershire and began to develop abnormally during the first few years of his life. His skin appeared thick and lumpy, he developed an enlargement of his lips, and a bony lump grew on his forehead. One of his arms and both feet became enlarged and at some point during his childhood he fell and damaged his hip, resulting in permanent lameness. When he was 10, his mother died and his father soon remarried. Merrick left school at 13, and had difficulty finding employment. Rejected by his father and stepmother, he left home. In late 1879, aged 17, Merrick entered the Leicester Union Workhouse. In 1884, after four years in the workhouse, Merrick contacted a showman named Sam Torr and proposed that Torr should exhibit him. Torr agreed, and arranged for a group of men to manage Merrick, whom they named the Elephant Man. After touring the East Midlands, Merrick travelled to London to be exhibited in a penny gaff ...
ISBN10: 080184357X, ISBN13: 9780801843570, [publisher: The Johns Hopkins University Press] Hardcover Gut/Very good: Buch bzw. Schutzumschlag mit wenigen Gebrauchsspuren an Einband, Schutzumschlag oder Seiten. / Describes a book or dust jacket that does show some signs of wear on either the binding, dust jacket or pages. [Berlin, Germany] [Publication Year: 1992]
ISBN10: 080184357X, ISBN13: 9780801843570, [publisher: The Johns Hopkins University Press] Hardcover Gut/Very good: Buch bzw. Schutzumschlag mit wenigen Gebrauchsspuren an Einband, Schutzumschlag oder Seiten. / Describes a book or dust jacket that does show some signs of wear on either the binding, dust jacket or pages. [Berlin, Germany] [Publication Year: 1992]
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