ESQUIROL, Jean tienne Dominique. Des maladies mentales consideres sous les rapports mdical, hygienique et mdico-legal. Paris and London, etc., 1838. 2 vols. of text plus vol. of 27 engraved plates (bound at the back of vol. 2). Contemporary black half morocco and marbled boards (a larger cornerpiece chipped from half-titles in vols. 1 and 2 with loss of some words in publisher's advertisement on verso, some foxing to the plates). PRESENTATION COPY, inscribed by Esquirol to M. Mapellier on title-page of vol. 1. "The first modern textbook of psychiatry" (Norman). Garrison-Morton 4798; Hunter & Macalpine, pp. 731-738; Norman 725. -- Des stablissemens des alins en France, et des moyens d'amliorer le sort de ces infortuns. Paris, 1819. Original plain blue wrappers, uncut. PRESENTATION COPY, inscribed by Esquirol to Mr. Combes on the front wrapper. Fine copy. "This Mmoire to the Minister of the Interior on conditions in Hospitals and prisons is one of the ablest and most influential documents in the history of administrative psychiatry" (Zilboorg & Henry, p. 391); Norman 717. -- Alintation mentale. Des illusions chez les alins. Question mdico-lgale sur l'isolement des alins. Paris, 1832. Original printed buff wrappers, uncut (spine worn). PRESENTATION COPY, inscribed by Esquirol. On illusions and hallucinations. Hunter & Macalpine, pp. 734-735; Norman 721. -- Note sur la monomanie-homicide. Paris and London, 1827. Original printed pink wrappers (most of spine chipped away). FIRST SEPARATE EDITION, PRESENTATION COPY, inscribed by Esquirol. Norman 719. -- Notice sur le village de Gheel [an offprint]. [Paris? 1822]. Modern marbled wrappers (text foxed). FIRST SEPARATE EDITION" An Article on the Belgian city of Gheel, which for centuries had accepted mentally ill patients from other cities to be lodged in private homes under the care of foster families" (Norman 718). All Paris. Together 6 volumes, 8o. FIRST EDITIONS, except as indicated. (6)

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ESQUIROL, Jean tienne Dominique. Des maladies mentales consideres sous les rapports mdical, hygienique et mdico-legal. Paris and London, etc., 1838. 2 vols. of text plus vol. of 27 engraved plates (bound at the back of vol. 2). Contemporary black half morocco and marbled boards (a larger cornerpiece chipped from half-titles in vols. 1 and 2 with loss of some words in publisher's advertisement on verso, some foxing to the plates). PRESENTATION COPY, inscribed by Esquirol to M. Mapellier on title-page of vol. 1. "The first modern textbook of psychiatry" (Norman). Garrison-Morton 4798; Hunter & Macalpine, pp. 731-738; Norman 725. -- Des stablissemens des alins en France, et des moyens d'amliorer le sort de ces infortuns. Paris, 1819. Original plain blue wrappers, uncut. PRESENTATION COPY, inscribed by Esquirol to Mr. Combes on the front wrapper. Fine copy. "This Mmoire to the Minister of the Interior on conditions in Hospitals and prisons is one of the ablest and most influential documents in the history of administrative psychiatry" (Zilboorg & Henry, p. 391); Norman 717. -- Alintation mentale. Des illusions chez les alins. Question mdico-lgale sur l'isolement des alins. Paris, 1832. Original printed buff wrappers, uncut (spine worn). PRESENTATION COPY, inscribed by Esquirol. On illusions and hallucinations. Hunter & Macalpine, pp. 734-735; Norman 721. -- Note sur la monomanie-homicide. Paris and London, 1827. Original printed pink wrappers (most of spine chipped away). FIRST SEPARATE EDITION, PRESENTATION COPY, inscribed by Esquirol. Norman 719. -- Notice sur le village de Gheel [an offprint]. [Paris? 1822]. Modern marbled wrappers (text foxed). FIRST SEPARATE EDITION" An Article on the Belgian city of Gheel, which for centuries had accepted mentally ill patients from other cities to be lodged in private homes under the care of foster families" (Norman 718). All Paris. Together 6 volumes, 8o. FIRST EDITIONS, except as indicated. (6)