HISTOIRE ADADEMIQUE du MAGNETISME ANIMAL accompagnee de Notes et de Remarques Critiques sur toutes les observations et experiences faites jusqu'a ce jour

Green leather spine and marbled boards, paneled spine gilt lettered and decorated, near pristine but for minor outer rubbing, probably a 20th century binding, marbled end-papers, green silk place-marker, light ingrained dustiness to top edge. xlvii + 654; intermittent tanning spots and patches throughout, mostly light, occasionally moderate, small impressed stamps of 'dr Aug. Voisin to top corners of fr. end-paper, half title and p. vi, Small sig. of Alan Gauld top fr. end-paper and his small lib.label bottom front pastedown, being 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. Includes a very detailed account of Mesmer and the Mesmerism controversies up to 1837. 13.5 c. x 21 cm.