The Strange Story of False Teeth (SIGNED).
Woodforde, John; Laver, James (Foreword).
Place Published: London:
Publisher: Routledge & Kegan Paul,
Date Published: 1968.
Description: SIGNED AND INSCRIBED BY AUTHOR ON FFEP, "To H. Montgomery Hyde from John Woodforde 21 Jan 1974." ALSO HANDWRITTEN LETTER FROM THE AUTHOR LAID IN. The letter is on printed stationery from Worten House. The letter is to the noted author and Oscar Wilde afficionado, H. Montgomery Hyde and refers to Mr. Hyde's "Henry James at Home." FIRST EDITION, FIRST PRINTING. 137 pages with index. Black & white Illustrated. The book is NEAR FINE with very lightly bumped bottom front corner and very small abrasion to front bottom edge, small bump to upper back edge. The dust jacket is VERY GOOD with minor edgewear and age tanning to edges. NOT price-clipped. JMVintage specializes in books, magazines, and treasures. "Whether as dubious aids to beauty or for eating with, false teeth are a hitherto unexplored branch of social history. Few will know what the first full sets looked like and what kept them in place. Still fewer will know that Elizabeth I used rolls of cloth to pad out her lips; that Lord Palmerston's false teeth seemed always on the point of falling out; or that the American presidential world cruise was ruined for President Grant by the loss of his false teeth overboard. Little over one hundred years ago false teeth were so insecure that they were commonly removed for eating; for reasons of delicacy, young lady wearers did much of their eating in the bedroom. The delicacy of feeling that still surrounds this fascinating yet often embarrassing subject may explain why John Woodforde's book is the first in its field. James Laver writes in the Foreword: 'Mr Woodforde has written a fascinating book. His immense erudition is lightly worn. Painlessly he takes us through the whole development of dentistry, shows its relevance to social life and manners, deals with modern techniques, relates it to forensic medicine, and indeed to every aspect of human existence. He has made a real contribution to history, or at least to those aspects of it which official historians so often forget.'"
Edition: First editionBinding: Hard Back
Condition: Near Fine in Very Good dj
ISBN: 071006215X
Book Id: 9837
Price: $92.00
