HASLAM JOHN 1810 Illustrations of Madness

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HASLAM, JOHN. Illustrations of Madness: Exhibiting a Singular Case of Insanity . . . With a Description of the Tortures experienced by Bomb-Bursting, Lobster-Cracking, and Lengthening the Brain. Folding engraved plate. Lacks half-title. 8vo, mid-19th-century 1/2 calf, spine faded and rubbed, ends chipped, cover corners worn; contemporary signature on title verso; some heavy foxing in middle of volume; bookplates. London, 1810

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first edition. "The first medical book devoted to a single case of insanity, and the first illustration of an influencing machine, commonly complained of by paranoid patients"--Garrison-Morton 4924.1. Norman 1016.