HYPNOTISM or ANIMAL MAGNETISM Physiological Observations

Stippled red cloth with gilt spine lettering, clean and generally unworn but marred bya small 2 cm and tough of rubbing to back bottom spine corner plus small touch of pigment loss to top back outer corner. xiv + 103 + 39 (1889 pub. catalogue) + (4, pubs. illustrated promotional notice for Shakespeare editions); the only internal flaw is a some squiggly lines of white surface loss across top fblack ront end-papers, also a penciled 1909 sig. to front pastedown only visible at an angle. Even though a 2nd edition this title seems rare. From the library of the eminent Dr Alan Gauld (1932-2014), psychologist and parapsychologist, formerly Lecturer in Psychology at the University of Nottingham, President of the Society for Psychical Research (1989-1992) and author of numerous books on spiritualism, paranormal phenomena and the history of hypnosis. His small ex libris label to front pastedown and small signature top front blank fly leaf.