Hypnotism and the Doctors. ( I ) Animal Magnetism. Mesmer: His Theory of Disease. His Method of Cure. His Fight with the Faculty. De Puységur: Somnambulism. New Theories and Methods.
London: L. N. Fowler & Co., 1902. First edition. Hardcover. Octavo. xxxii + 128pp (ii adverts). Original green cloth lettered in gilt on spine and upper board. Volume one of three published separately, in which Harte examines the history of hypnotism, mesmerism and animal magnetism. This volume focuses on the work of Drs. Mesmer and De Puységur. From the collection of Dr. M. H. Coleman, though not marked as such. Covers a little darkened and rubbed, light chafing to edges of boards and edges of spine, spine rubbed with some fading of gilt lettering, corners and spine ends bruised and chafed, a little light foxing to page edges- else a tight, clean better than VG copy (no dust jacket). Somewhat scarce. Item #62086
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