On Hallucinations: A History and Explanation of Apparitions, Visions, Dreams, Ecstasy, Magnetism, and Somnambulism
A. Brierre de Boismont, Robert T. HulmeLondon: Henry Renshaw, 1859.
First Edition.
17.5cm x 11cm. [viii], 455 pages. Original red cloth, gilt lettering.
The first psychiatric survey of hallucinations by the French physician and psychiatrist Alexandre Jacques Francois Briere de Boismont (1797-1881), first published in English in 1853, on offer here is the first UK edition, translated from the French by Robert T. Hulme. Boismont considered hallucinations to be one of the most important aspects of man’s psychological history.
Spine discoloured, crown and tail lightly pushed. Largely unopened. Minor soiling and tanning. Very Good Condition.
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AU$350