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(MEDICINE.) Rush, Benjamin. Medical Inquiries and Observations, upon the Diseases of the Mind. 8vo, modern 1/4 calf; minor foxing, lacks half-title. Philadelphia, 1818
Second edition of the first American psychiatry textbook. Rush thought a leading cause of madness was "the frequent and rapid transition of the mind from one subject to another," and added that "booksellers have sometimes become deranged from this cause." Visit our galleries on September 30 and decide for yourself. Austin 1671; Garrison-Morton 4924 (on first edition).
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