Anthony Trollope / by Hugh Walpole
London: Macmillan, 1928. Very good copy in the original gilt-blocked cloth. Spine bands and panel edges slightly dust-toned and rubbed as with age. Remains particularly well-preserved overall. Item #439540
Physical description: 5 preliminary leaves, 205 pages ; 19 cm. Contents: Pre?cis -- Early times : deep sulci of history -- Phrenology and serendipitous bumps -- Relics of aphasia : the artifacts of lost words -- Turmoil, revolt, and enlightenment : historical context for advances in brain science -- Cortical localization of function -- Broca's nascent years -- Medical student : developing dissident -- A massive thesis and graduation -- Landmark cases : Leborgne and Lelong -- Broca's auxiliary contributions -- Broca's legacy. Subjects: Trollope, Anthony 1815-1882. Broca, Paul 1824-1880. Novelists, English 19th century ; Biography.
Price: €18.95