Le Systeme de l’ame

by Marin Cureau De La Chambre

$2,200 · Offered by Rootenberg Rare Books

Paris: Jacques d’Allin, 1665. 12mo. xliv , 554 pp. Contemporary mottled calf, spine and label gilt, edges sprinkled red. Ownership inscriptions on the title and verso, one dated 1674. Bookplate of “Pitfirrane.” In very good condition. Item #19485 Second edition of this pioneering work in neuropsychology. The author attempts to explain the guiding principles of human behavior and argues that life

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