Moore, Charles (1743-1811) A Full Inquiry into the Subject of Suicide.
London: for J.F. and C. Rivington et al., 1790.
First edition, two large quarto volumes; handsomely bound in full contemporary uniform marbled calf, gilt-tooled with the emblem of the Society of Writers to the Signet on all four boards; flat gilt-tooled spines with labels in green and red, nicely preserved, joints slightly cracked, generally good, one worn board corner, 10 5/8 x 8 1/4 in. (2)
"Up to his time, [Moore's work is] the most extensive treatise on the 'natural, social, moral, and religious' aspects of suicide the risk of which the psychiatrist must continually bear in mind. From it is taken his historical survey showing the roots of modern legal attitudes and why Coroners still prefer the verdict of 'accidental death' even to 'suicide while of unsound mind.'" (Quoted from Hunter & MacAlpine, page 528.
