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D'ESLON, CHARLES (1750-1786), Observations sur le magnetisme animal. BOUND WITH [Salaville, Jean Baptiste (1755-1832)]. Le moraliste mesmerien, ou Lettres philosophiques sur l'influence du magnetisme. A Londres, et se trouve a Paris: Chez Belin ... chez Brunet, 1784. [2]+132pp. Crabt
London and Paris: Chez P. Fr. Didot le jeune ... C. M. Saugrain ... Clousier, 1780. 1st Edition, 1st printing. 151+[1]pp. Small octavo. Contemporary mottled calf with gilt spine, red morocco spine label, marbled endpapers, and red-tinted edges. Front joint cracked, modest wear to the edges, a very good, clean copy. Uncommon. The Salaville and second d'Eslon are both rare -- neither was in Haskell Norman's collection. Crabtree 12; Caillet 3661; Norman M77 (later edition); Tinterow p. 49 (1781 edition). 12.0 ounces = 342 grams. 6.8 x 4.2 x 1.0 inches = 17 x 10.5 x 2.5cm. "Because of his standing in the medical world, D'Eslon gave Mesmer credibility among the intelligentsia of Paris. This book was his major opus on animal magnetism in which he describes his first exposure to animal magnetism and how he became convinced of its efficacy. He adheres to all of Mesmer's teachings about the nature of the phenomenon, although he does not emphasize the doctrine of a magnetic fluid. D'Eslon stresses the importance of the fact that animal magnetism is effective as a treatment for illness. He knew this from his own experience, having been cured by Mesmer of a life-long ailment [Crabtree]. Binding: HB. Very Good
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