Cremation : the treatment of the body after death / by Sir Henry Thompson. Together with a paper entitled Cremation or burial ; by Sir T. Spencer Wells. And the charge of Sir James Stephen, recently delivered at Cardiff
1884, Third Edition. London : Smith, Elder. Good copy in the original stiff-card wrappers; edges somewhat nicked and dust-dulled as with age. Remains quite well-preserved overall.; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 72 pages; SIGNED and inscribed on front cover by Thomas Spencer Wells. Physical description: vi, 72 p. ; 22 cm. With: 'A paper entitled Cremation or burial by Sir. T. Spencer Wells and the charge of Sir James Stephen recently delivered at Cardiff.Includes bibliographical references. Contents: Introduction - Cremation / by Sir Henry Thompson - Cremation or burial? / by Sir T.S. Wells - Correspondence between the Cremation Society and Her Majesty's Government - Mr. Justice Stephen on the law of cremation. Subjects: Cremation Society of England -- Mortuary Practice -- Cremation -- Great Britain -- Mortuary Practice -- history. Item #222766
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