Insanity: Its Classification, Diagnosis and Treatment. A Manual for Students and Practitioners of Medicine.
by Spitzka, E. C
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- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good - Fine/No Jacket
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About This Item
New York: Bermingham & Co., 1883 Book. Very Good - Fine. Hardcover. First Edition. 8vo. 415 pp, preface, Part I.The General Characters and the Classification of Insanity; Part II. The Special Forms of Insanity; Part III. Indanity in Its Practical Relations; index. First Edition, 1883. "[The author] has felt that there exists a need for a treatise which, without being so exhaustive as to tire and bewilder the beginner and the general medical reader, shall direct attention to such of the salient points of psychiatry as the general practitioner may be easonable expected to familiarize himself with -- particularly if he desires to fill the position, so often forced on him, of acting as the first counsellor of a family in cases of insanity. He will consider the object of this treatise fully accomplished if the task of acquirint the rudiments of a difficult and intricate branch of medicine is thereby rendered easier." from the Preface. Minor edge wear with lightly age-toned text block edges. Odd pagination through prelims and Part I. Chapter I, but no missing text. An inded line in the margin of pp. 17 &18. Clean, tight and strong binding with no underlining, highlighting or additional marginalia. Green cloth with blind-stamped lettering to front board, and gilt lettering to spine..
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- West Side Book Shop, ABAA
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 001538
- Title
- Insanity: Its Classification, Diagnosis and Treatment. A Manual for Students and Practitioners of Medicine.
- Author
- Spitzka, E. C
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Bermingham & Co.
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1883
- Keywords
- PSYCHOLOGY MEDICINE TREATISE BRAIN DISEASEINSANITY DERRANGEMENT AND DISFUNCTION
- Bookseller catalogs
- PSYCHOLOGY;
- Size
- 8vo
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