Published by Sampson Low, Marston, Searle & Rivington,, London, 1891
Seller: Old Hall Bookshop, ABA ILAB PBFA BA, Brackley, United Kingdom
US$ 110.74
Quantity: 1 available
Add to basketHard Cover. Condition: Good/Fair. Second Edition. SECOND EDITION edited by Sir Richard Burton xv, 354pp., red cloth, label on spine, covers slightly rubbed, edges and spine slightly faded, corners and spine edges a little rubbed and bumped, b&w images within, pages clean throughout. Size: 8" x 5.75". Morocco.
Hardcover. Condition: Fair. No Jacket. Second Edition. RARE copy of this 19th century work written "to point out the bad effects of an untimely exertion of the intellect in childhood". Written by the American psychiatrist and one of the founding members of the Association of Medical Superintendents of American Institutions for the Insane, which eventually became the American Psychiatric Association. 135 pages plus several additional pages of advertisements. Front board is detached, moderate exterior wear and fading. Book.