HYPNOTISM, MESMERISM AND THE NEW WITCHCRAFT
Book Details + Condition: D. Appleton and Company (New York, NY). First American Edition, 1893. Hardcover. 182 pages. Written by English surgeon and medical journalist Ernest Hart, this work explores the concepts of hypnotism, animal magnetism (also known as Mesmerism), and other related supernatural phenomena. Blue boards with embossed foliate design and gilt lettering to cover. Tight binding; rubbed corners and edges; light shelf wear to boards; rubbing and discoloration to spine; bookplate of author Allene Gregory on inside front board; chipping to one page's edge (occurring when pages were initially cut); interior is clean and free of markings.