ATHOTHIS : A SATIRE ON MODERN MEDICINE
Cincinnati, Ohio: Robert Clarke and Co., 1887. FIRST EDITION. Hardcover. A satire or Science Fiction/Fantasy? Who's to say. The protagonist is Dr. Paulus Androcydes, "a modern physician much engulfed int he history and mystery of Egypt..." has found a strange papyrus. His pet cat Anubis, a constant companion, by some potent charm evolved from the papyrus, is somehow transformed into Athothis, a chief physician, astrologer of an early period in Egyptian history. Athothis, in gratitude for his release from physical death, shows Dr. Androcydes the "true inwardness" of modern medicine, comparting our modern practices...with those of his age." Navy blue cloth-covered boards with lovely gilt design of the pyramids, the setting sun, the Sphinx, and a camel driver. Edgewear and one corner bumped. Received great reviews. Extremely scarce. Good Only. Item #63990
Price: $175.00