1501856

Mere Mortals By W. MacLaurin #1501856

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Mere Mortals By W. MacLaurin #1501856
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"Mere Mortals" by W. MacLaurin



1925

New York

George H. Doran Co.



Hardback - 291 pages



In excellent condition. Cloth cover with gilt embossed title on the cover and title on the spine. There is a small pencil mark on the last page. Pages and binding are tight.



This an extremely interesting book. MacLaurin discusses the physical problems plagued by such noted people as King Henry VIII, Edward VI, Mary Tudor, Queen Elizabeth I, Ivan the Terrible, Martin Luther, Henry Fielding, King James I, King Charles II, Henri Quatre, Frederick the Great, F. W. Nietzsche, Arthur Schopenhauer, Baruch Spinoza and the children's crusade and many epidemics.



I am listing this book and a large collection of books by noted authors (many inscribed) from the estate of John and Jean Siddall. John Siddall was the editor of "The American Magazine" in the mid to late 20's. A little information about John Siddall and "The American Magazine".



In June of 1906, muckraking journalists Ray Stannard Baker, Lincoln Steffens, and Ida M. Tarbell left "McClure's Magazine" to help create "American Magazine". Ray Stannard Baker contributed articles under the pseudynom David Grayson. Under John S. Phillips, who served as editor until 1915, the monthly magazine departed somewhat from the muckraking style and focused on human interest stories, social issues, and fiction. Initially published by his Phillips Publishing Company of Springfield, Ohio, it ...
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<tr><td>Condition:Excellent</td></tr>
<tr><td>Year:1925</td></tr>


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<tr><td>Title:Mere Mortals By W. MacLaurin</td></tr>



<tr><td>Location:Chino, California</td></tr>
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