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Primitive Psycho-Therapy and Quackery
by Lawrence, Robert Means
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good+/No Jacket
- Seller
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La Mesa, California, United States
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About This Item
London, England: Constable & Co., Limited, 1910. First Edition First Printing . Hardcover. Very Good+/No Jacket. Prominent medical doctor from Boston, MA, explores the role of "magical remedies,'' eg, spells & incantations, relics, amulets, the laying-on of hands, & mesmerism, in the evolution of "modern mental healing,'' including psychotherapy. The role & power of suggestion & imagination in "psychical medicine" are explored, demonstrating reasons behind the efficacy of methods that are usually considered "quackery.' In 236 pages with Appendix & Index. A FIRST EDITION, First Printing, from 1910, this hardcover octavo has navy blue cloth-covered boards ruled in blind to front & back, in gilt with gilt lettering to spine. Condition is VG+: very clean & bright, binding strong & straight, hinges intact but gutter cracked at half-title page. Pages creamy white & unmarked ave for former owner's name & date to ffep. Mild corner bumping & rubbing to extremities. No DJ, likely as issued. Our photos depict the Exact book you will receive, never "stock" images of books we don't actually have! Same day shipping on all orders received Weekdays by 2 pm Pacific time; later orders, weekends & holidays ship very next business day.
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- Bookseller
- Gargoyle Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 023503
- Title
- Primitive Psycho-Therapy and Quackery
- Author
- Lawrence, Robert Means
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good+
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition First Printing
- Publisher
- Constable & Co., Limited
- Place of Publication
- London, England
- Date Published
- 1910
- Keywords
- quackery psychic paranormal magic magical healing therapy psychotherapy patients cure psychology suggestion power imagination medicine doctors
- Bookseller catalogs
- Psychology-Psychiatry-Mental Health/Illness; Health & Medicine/Alternative Healing/Illness & Wellness;
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Gargoyle Books
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La Mesa, California
About Gargoyle Books
On-line booksellers since 1996
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- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
- Cracked
- In reference to a hinge or a book's binding, means that the glue which holds the opposing leaves has allowed them to separate,...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Gutter
- The inside margin of a book, connecting the pages to the joints near the binding.
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- FFEP
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