A Practical Manual of Animal Magnetism; Containing An Exposition of the Methods Employed in Producing the Magnetic Phenomena; with its Application to the Treatment and Cure of Diseases

First English Edition. Duodecimo (175 x 115 mm). pp. xii, 406, plus [10-page publisher's catalogue] bound at the rear. Bound in the original publisher's green cloth, heavily decorated in blind to both boards, spine with crisp gilt titles. Binding remains tight, square, and structurally sound, showing only light wear to the spine ends and corners. Internally very good and crisp, with the very odd mark; Strikingly featuring an early, crisp circular ink stamp to the front free end paper bearing the acronym 'AS?AP' without further inscription, suggesting a compelling provenance linked to an early research library collection—likely the historic Assembly of Scientific and Applied Psychologists (ASAP) or a related early psychical research society. Dr Alphonse Teste (1814–1888) was a prominent Parisian homeopath and physician whose work represents a critical developmental milestone in early psychology. Dedicated by permission to the famed English mesmerist John Elliotson, this practical manual serves as a literal transition piece capturing the historic evolution from 18th-century fluidic "Animal Magnetism" into modern psychological hypnotism. Highly scarce in its original publisher's cloth with the terminal catalogue intact.…