Lot 828
828
ESQUIROL, E. Des maladies mentales, considérées sous les rapports médical, hygiénique & médico-légal. Paris, J.-B. Bailliere, 1838. 2 vols. xviii, 678; (4), 864 pp. W. 26 engr. plates & 1 fold. plan. Cont. h. mor. w. dec. spine & emblem of the École de Medecine et de Pharmacie Lyon on the front sides. (Some wear at extremities, school prize from 1842 on paste-down, tear in fold. plate discreetly repaired w. Japan tape, some yellowing).
The plates where originally issued as a separate volume. Jean Étienne Dominique Esquirol (1772-1840) was the first lecturer on psychiatry. This is the first modern textbook on psychiatry. - Hirsch II, 307: "einer der bedeutendsten Aertzte, die je der Menschheit beschieden waren"; Kolle II, 87-97: "Es enthält 27 Litographien, … die zu den ergreifendsten Bilddarstellungen jener Zeit gehören". - G-M 4929; Wellcome II, 531.€ 400
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