Observations and Essays on the Statistics of Insanity; including and inquiry into the Causes Influencing the Results of Treatment in Establishments for the Insane: to which are added the Statistics of the Retreat, near York

Thurnam, John

Published by London Simpkin, Marshall, & Co. 1845, 1845

About this Item

xx,184,124,(28),xxvi(7) pp. Octavo. Original green patterned cloth. Gilt title on spine. Minor professional restoration to the spine. Original yellow coated endpapers. A number of library rubber stamps on the front endpapers. Pocket removed from the rear paste down. Inner front hinge reinforced. A few marginal library stamps on the edges of the text. Two folding charts. A much nicer copy than the description! The text block clean and tight. This copy was bought from an Alberta region Hospital on a book call many years ago. They had a small quantity of titles that all related to insanity and for some reason we forgot about this title until now. The book was given to Dr. Watson? by the author probably when the book came out. The book appears to be very scarce and there has only been one copy at auction and not copies on the internet. Thurnam played an important part in the development of psychiatry by introducing the principles of the ?numerical? or ?statistical? method to its problems?---Hunter & Macalpine, page 941.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Observations and Essays on the Statistics of Insanity; including and inquiry into the Causes Influencing the Results of Treatment in Establishments for the Insane: to which are added the Statistics of the Retreat, near York
• Publisher: London Simpkin, Marshall, & Co. 1845
• Publication Date: 1845
• Binding: Hardcover
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