This is an early copy of "FACTS IN MESMERISM with Reasons for a Dispassionate Inquiry into It" by Chauncy Hare Townshend. 1841; Harper & Brothers; New York. With a frontispiece illustration, and one other full-page illustration within the text. There is an 8-page publisher's catalog at the back. Please see the photos for the complete list of contents. 2024
Condition:
Some staining to the covers; cloth pieces missing from the top and bottom edges of the spine; the ends of the spine are worn; cloth tears at the corners. Tight binding with no cracks and no loose pages. Consistent foxing to the pages throughout the book. Two old names written in pencil on the front end paper...no other writing found. The lower-outer corner of page 83 has torn away, affecting the last 3 lines of text.
Product code: 1841 Facts 2024 in MESMERISM by Chauncy Hare Townshend, Illustrated, Hypnosis, Sleepwaking