The Body Snatchers: The Weird & Horrible Library
Condition: SECONDHAND
This is a secondhand book. The jacket image is a photograph of the exact copy we have in stock. This image shows the condition of this book. Further condition remarks are below.
Author: Daniel Cohen
Binding: Hardback
Published: J.B. Lippincott, 1977
Condition:
Book: Good
Jacket: N/A
Pages: Tanning and foxing
Markings: No markings
This chilling non-fiction work chronicles the dark history of body snatching, a macabre practice that once plagued medical institutions and graveyards alike. It uncovers the desperate measures taken by anatomists to acquire cadavers for study, detailing the illicit trade and the gruesome methods employed by those who profited from the dead. The narrative presents a fascinating, albeit unsettling, look into a forgotten era, illustrating the societal anxieties and ethical dilemmas surrounding death and scientific advancement. Readers will find themselves immersed in a world where the line between life and death was blurred by the pursuit of knowledge.
Author: Daniel Cohen
Binding: Hardback
Published: J.B. Lippincott, 1977
Condition:
Book: Good
Jacket: N/A
Pages: Tanning and foxing
Markings: No markings
This chilling non-fiction work chronicles the dark history of body snatching, a macabre practice that once plagued medical institutions and graveyards alike. It uncovers the desperate measures taken by anatomists to acquire cadavers for study, detailing the illicit trade and the gruesome methods employed by those who profited from the dead. The narrative presents a fascinating, albeit unsettling, look into a forgotten era, illustrating the societal anxieties and ethical dilemmas surrounding death and scientific advancement. Readers will find themselves immersed in a world where the line between life and death was blurred by the pursuit of knowledge.