first edition Original paste paper boards.
1822 · Leipzig
by Kieser, D G - ANIMAL MAGNETISM
Leipzig: F L Herbig, 1822. First Edition.. Original paste paper boards.. Fine copy; some light occasional spotting; unopened. 8vo. There are two plates and a chart.
An unusual book dealing with mesmerism, somnambulism and insanity. The author was an accomplished physician and ophthalmologist who lectured in Jena. According to Hirsch he had a life long interest in psychic phenomena and mesmerism. The book offered here is an explanation of the plan of Kieser's treatment of patients with animal magnetic manipulations. The most interesting parts of the book are his comments on the origin of the ailments he chose to treat in this fashion and the (truncated)
An unusual book dealing with mesmerism, somnambulism and insanity. The author was an accomplished physician and ophthalmologist who lectured in Jena. According to Hirsch he had a life long interest in psychic phenomena and mesmerism. The book offered here is an explanation of the plan of Kieser's treatment of patients with animal magnetic manipulations. The most interesting parts of the book are his comments on the origin of the ailments he chose to treat in this fashion and the (truncated)
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