Physiologie des passions..

by Jean Louis Alibert, Baron

$250 · Offered by Rootenberg Rare Books

First edition

Paris: Bechet Jeune, 1825. 2 vols. 8vo. 4 , lxxv, 372; 4 , 472 pp. FIRST EDITION. With 9 engraved plates. Contemporary calf-backed boards, joints weakened, corners strengthened; some browning and foxing. Item #1674 FIRST EDITION of the author's only work in psychology, and an early attempt to classify mental disorders.

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