Nekpokedeia; The Art of Embalming; Wherein is shewn the Right of Burial, the Funeral Ceremonies, and the several Ways of Preserving Dead Bodies in Most Nations of the World

by Thomas Greenhill

$1,295 · Offered by Bauer Rare Books

First edition

London: Privately Printed, 1705. First edition. Tall 8vo. v , 8 , 367, 12 pp. Frontispiece foldout. Eleven plates. Foldout map. Calf binding, gilt lettering, decoration & cover design, raised bands, surface wear, upper hinge starting at top, erosion to front edge of rear board, upper corners of text block damp stained, plates not affected, overall good copy. 87970 . Item #7724

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