The Medical Man and the Witch During the Renaissance. The Hideyo Noguchi Lectures]; Publication of the Institute of the History of Medicine. The Johns Hopkins University. Third Series. Volume II.
Baltimore MD: The John Hopkins Press, 1935. First Edition. Hardcover. Octavo. 216pp. Maroon cloth with giilt titling to spine and upper cover; b&w illustrations, index. Frontisportrait with tissue guard. A psychological exploration of three aspects of historical witchcraft. The volume comprises three essays: "The Physiological and Psychological Aspects of the Malleus Maleficarum", "Medicine and the Witch in the Sixteenth Century" and "Johan Meyer" - who the author presents as not just a great humanist and thinker, but a particularly thoughtful physician of the mind. Cloth a bit worn and darkened overall, some chafing and light bumps to spine ends and points, cup ring on upper board, page edges darkened, pages toned but unmarked. Overall a solid internally clean Good + copy (no dust jacket). Item #66966
Price: $40.00