A Treatise on Insanity, in Which are Contained the Principles of a New and More Practical Nosology of Maniacal Disorders Than Has Yet Been Offered to the Public
Published by W. Todd, Sheffield, 1806
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Seller: Eel River Books, McKinleyville, CA, U.S.A.Eel River Books
AbeBooks seller since October 7, 1999
Condition: Used - Poor
£ 423.63
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288 pages. 2 engraved plate and 1 folding plate. Lacks half-title page. Very good copy rebound in patterned blue cloth with leather label with gilt lettering on spine. Covers with mild wear. Pages with foxing. Some pencil marks and underlining in text. GM-4922: Pinel was among the first to treat the insane humanely; he dispensed with chains and placed his patients under the care of specially selected physicians.Garrison considered the book one of the foremost medical classics. First English translation.
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Bibliographic details
- Title
- A Treatise on Insanity, in Which are Contained the Principles of a New and More Practical Nosology of Maniacal Disorders Than Has Yet Been Offered to the Public
- Author
- Pinel, Ph(ilippe). Translated By D. D. Davis
- Publisher
- W. Todd, Sheffield
- Publication year
- 1806
- Condition
- Poor
- Dust jacket
- Near Fine
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Edition
- First English Edition.
Eel River Books
McKinleyville, CA, U.S.A.
AbeBooks seller since October 7, 1999
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