[Rarebooks] Offering: The first edition of the first book on hypnotism, 1843

[Michael John Thompson]

Offering:

BRAID, James.  NEURYPNOLOGY; or, The Rationale of Nervous Sleep, considered 
in relation with animal magnetism. Illustrated by numerous cases of its 
successful application in the relief and cure of disease.  London: John 
Churchill. 1843.  First edition. Small octavo, original cloth, gilt titles 
on spine. 265 pp. The first edition of the first book on hypnotism. Braid 
initiated modern hypnotism, the word itself is introduced to us here. Spine 
chipped at edges and the boards are loose, front free endpaper and perhaps 
a half-title leaf missing - the first leaf is the title page. Text 
otherwise complete. A fairly rough copy which could use rebacking or 
rebinding; still a good copy of a very scarce book.

$1000.00 US, trade discount 20%

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