Isbn: 9780812234862 - the most beautiful man in existence: the scandalous life of alexander lesassier (29 risultati)

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Hardcover. Condizione: Very Good. The Most Beautiful Man in Existence: The Scandalous Life of Alexander Lesassier This book is in very good condition and will be shipped within 24 hours of ordering. The cover may have some limited signs of wear but the pages are clean, intact and the spine remains undamaged. This book has clearly been well maintained and looked after thus far. Money back guarantee if you are not satisfied. See all our books here, order more than 1 book and get discounted shipping. .…

Hardcover. Condizione: Near Fine. Condizione sovraccoperta: Mildly edgeworn dust jacket. First Edition. Pages are clean and binding is tight.

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hardcover. Condizione: near fine. near fine. 254 pages, grey cloth, dust wrapper. Philadelphia: University of Pennsylvania Press, (1999). A near fine copy in a near fine dust wrapper.

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Hardcover. Condizione: Fine. Condizione sovraccoperta: Fine. First Edition. STiff unmarked book in crisp dust jacket.; 9.59 X 6.53 X 1.08 inches; 288 pages.

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Hardcover. Condizione: Very Good. First Edition. Inscribed by Lisa Rosner to noted scholar Owen Hannaway on front end page. Hardcover and dust jacket. Good binding and cover. Edge wear. Clean, unmarked pages. xii, 254 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates, illustrations, 24 cm. *Autographed by author.* "The life of Alexander Lesassier, as expertly reconstructed by Lisa Rosner, affords startling insight into the sensibilities of an era and of the man who, in his own eyes and those of the women who adored him, was its most perfect creation. Affable and self-absorbed, engaging and ignoble Lesassier was a physician, military surgeon, and novelist, who was also a shameless opportunist, charming scoundrel, seducer, and survivor. His is the story of a failed medical man who wanted to be something different and saw himself as entitled to more than he had; someone who can always be guaranteed to make the wrong choice, and then protest that he has done well. This fascinating and deeply absorbing book offers rare insights into Georgian, Regency, and early Victorian Britain through the fortunes and misfortunes, hopes and whims, of 'the most beautiful man in existence.'" From the library Dr. Owen Hannaway. Hannaway was director of the Center for the History and Philosophy of Science at Johns Hopkins University. He authored numerous books and served as an editor of academic magazines in the history of science. Partial list of publications: Chemists and the Word: The Didactic Origins of Chemistry (1975); Observation, Experiment, and Hypothesis in Modern Physical Science (1985); The Evolution of Technology (1989); Science and the Practice of Medicine in the Nineteenth Century (1994); and The Foundations of Modern Science in the Middle Ages: Their Religious, Institutional and Intellectual Contexts (1996). Signed.…

Condizione: Good. Condizione sovraccoperta: Good. 254 pages. INSCRIBED BY AUTHOR on title page. Illustrated frontispiece. Light edge wear to dust jacket, otherwise clean, tight copy. Record # 466453.

Hardcover. Condizione: Like New. Like New. First Edition. First Edition, First Printing (Full Number Line). Not price-clipped ($29.95 price intact). Published by University of Pennsylvania, 1999. Octavo. Gray boards stamped in gold. Book is like new; clean with no writing or names. Sharp corners and spine straight. Binding tight and pages crisp. Dust jacket is like new. 254 pages. ISBN: 0812234863. 100% positive feedback. 30 day money back guarantee. NEXT DAY SHIPPING! Excellent customer service. Please email with any questions or if you would like a photo. All books packed carefully and ship with free delivery confirmation/tracking. All books come with free bookmarks. Ships from Southampton, New York. We Buy Books! Individual titles, libraries, collections. Message us if you have books to sell.…

Hardcover. Condizione: Gut. XII, 254, [16] S. Ehem. Bibliotheksexemplar mit Bib.-Signatur und Stempel. Guter Zustand, ein paar Gebrauchsspuren. Ex-library with stamp and library-signature on spine. Good condition, some traces of use. MV3576 0812234863 Sprache: Englisch Gewicht in Gramm: 700.

Hardback. Condizione: New. 1833, Catherine Jane Hamilton returned from India to Edinburgh to seek a divorce from her husband, the physician Alexander Lesassier. The charge was adultery, and proof for it lay in a trunk containing her husband's personal papers. Catherine won her suit without difficulty and the trunk was deposited in the library of the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh. Alexander Lesassier died in 1839 during the First Afghan War; his trunk and its contents remained untouched for the next century and a half. It has now been opened and a remarkable tale, told in remarkable detail, has spilled forth. The life of Alexander Lesassier, as expertly reconstructed by Lisa Rosner, affords startling insight into the sensibilities of an era and of the man who, in his own eyes and those of the women who adored him, was its most perfect creation. Affable and self-absorbed, engaging and ignoble Lesassier was a physician, military surgeon, and novelist, who was also a shameless opportunist, charming scoundrel, seducer, and survivor. His is the story of a failed medical man who wanted to be something different and saw himself as entitled to more than he had; someone who can always be guaranteed to make the wrong choice, and then protest that he has done well. This fascinating and deeply absorbing book offers rare insights into Georgian, Regency, and early Victorian Britain through the fortunes and misfortunes, hopes and whims, of "the most beautiful man in existence.".…

Condizione: New.

hardcover. Condizione: New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title.

Hardcover. Condizione: As New.

Hardcover. Condizione: Brand New. 1st edition. 288 pages. 9.75x6.50x1.00 inches. In Stock.

Hardback. Condizione: New. 1833, Catherine Jane Hamilton returned from India to Edinburgh to seek a divorce from her husband, the physician Alexander Lesassier. The charge was adultery, and proof for it lay in a trunk containing her husband's personal papers. Catherine won her suit without difficulty and the trunk was deposited in the library of the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh. Alexander Lesassier died in 1839 during the First Afghan War; his trunk and its contents remained untouched for the next century and a half. It has now been opened and a remarkable tale, told in remarkable detail, has spilled forth. The life of Alexander Lesassier, as expertly reconstructed by Lisa Rosner, affords startling insight into the sensibilities of an era and of the man who, in his own eyes and those of the women who adored him, was its most perfect creation. Affable and self-absorbed, engaging and ignoble Lesassier was a physician, military surgeon, and novelist, who was also a shameless opportunist, charming scoundrel, seducer, and survivor. His is the story of a failed medical man who wanted to be something different and saw himself as entitled to more than he had; someone who can always be guaranteed to make the wrong choice, and then protest that he has done well. This fascinating and deeply absorbing book offers rare insights into Georgian, Regency, and early Victorian Britain through the fortunes and misfortunes, hopes and whims, of "the most beautiful man in existence.".…

Condizione: New. Reading this book is a bit like stumbling across a new Pepys, or discovering the journals of James Boswell. -Roy Porter, author of London: A Social History&Uumlber den AutorLisa Rosner is Professor of History at the Richard Stockto.

Buch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware - 1833, Catherine Jane Hamilton returned from India to Edinburgh to seek a divorce from her husband, the physician Alexander Lesassier. The charge was adultery, and proof for it lay in a trunk containing her husband's personal papers. Catherine won her suit without difficulty and the trunk was deposited in the library of the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh. Alexander Lesassier died in 1839 during the First Afghan War; his trunk and its contents remained untouched for the next century and a half. It has now been opened and a remarkable tale, told in remarkable detail, has spilled forth. The life of Alexander Lesassier, as expertly reconstructed by Lisa Rosner, affords startling insight into the sensibilities of an era and of the man who, in his own eyes and those of the women who adored him, was its most perfect creation. Affable and self-absorbed, engaging and ignoble Lesassier was a physician, military surgeon, and novelist, who was also a shameless opportunist, charming scoundrel, seducer, and survivor. His is the story of a failed medical man who wanted to be something different and saw himself as entitled to more than he had; someone who can always be guaranteed to make the wrong choice, and then protest that he has done well. This fascinating and deeply absorbing book offers rare insights into Georgian, Regency, and early Victorian Britain through the fortunes and misfortunes, hopes and whims, of 'the most beautiful man in existence.'.…

Condizione: New. Print on Demand pp. 282 15 Illus.

Condizione: New. Print on Demand pp. 282.

Condizione: New. PRINT ON DEMAND pp. 282.

Hardback. Condizione: New. This item is printed on demand. New copy - Usually dispatched within 5-9 working days.