Apr 12, 2016 - Sale 2410

Sale 2410 - Lot 159

Price Realized: $ 375
?Final Price Realized includes Buyer’s Premium added to Hammer Price
Estimate: $ 250 - $ 350
RUSH, BENJAMIN. Medical Inquiries and Observations upon the Diseases of the Mind. [iii]-367, [5] pages, including the 2 ad leaves at end. 8vo, 213x129 mm, contemporary sheep, rebacked; contents heavily browned, conspicuous dampstaining at beginning and end. Philadelphia: Kimber & Richardson, 1812

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first edition; second issue, with gathering H reset adding an additional line per page. "The first psychiatric treatise produced by an American native"--Norman 1867. Austin 1670; Garrison-Morton 4924; Hunter & Macalpine, pages 662-670.