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FRIEDREICH, J[OHANNES] B[APTISTA] (1796-1862), Versuch einer Literargeschichte der Pathologie und Therapie der psychischen Krankheiten.
Von den altesten Zeiten bis zum neunzehnten Jahrhundert. Wurzburg: Carl Strecker, 1830. 1st Printing. viii+655+[1]pp. Original drab brown boards with paper spine label. Corners bumped and frayed; spine varnished; sheets lightly browned; a near fine, pretty copy. Very scarce. An important German "somaticist" and a leading opponent of Heinroth, Friedreich was appointed professor of medicine at Wurzburg at the age of 24. For a good brief discussion of him see Otto Marx's "German Romantic Psychiatry: Part I," pp. 327-329 in Wallace & Gach's History of Psychiatry and Medical Psychology (Springer, 2008). 1 pound 5.6 ounces = 615 grams. 8.4 x 5.4 x 1.4 inches = 21 x 13.5 x 3.5cm. The first history of psychiatry and the first comprehensive bibliography of important texts in the history of psychiatry. Binding: HB.
Offered for US$ 1250.00 by: John Gach Books - Book number: 030763
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