Mad humanity forms apparent (12 Ergebnisse)

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Gebunden. Zustand: New. KlappentextThis work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original w.

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Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Mad humanity | its forms, apparent and obscure | Lyttleton Forbes Winslow | Taschenbuch | 500 S. | Englisch | 2018 | hansebooks | EAN 9783337608323 | Verantwortliche Person für die EU: BoD - Books on Demand, In de Tarpen 42, 22848 Norderstedt, info[at]bod[dot]de | Anbieter: preigu.…

1898, original cloth with gilt lettering on frontcover and spine, xviii, (2), 451 pp. Binding worn and chafed, extremities a bit damaged. Slightly foxed. Extremely rare and collectible first edition.

First edition, 8vo (200 x 130 mm), xviii, [2], 451, [1]pp., frontis., portrait, numerous illustrs., orig. blue cloth lettered in gilt, a little rubbed, gilt stamp of the Birmingham Medical Institute to base of spine, a very good copy. Lyttelton Stewart Forbes Winslow (1844-1913) was a British psychiatrist famous for his involvement in the Jack the Ripper and Georgina Weldon cases during the late Victorian era. Provenance: Presentation label of Christopher Marlin to the Birmingham Medical Institute on front paste-down.…

1st ed, very good green hardcover with gilt titles. 451p. includes index and many b&w photos. Of Jack the ripper interest. Chapters include Madhouses, Condition of lunacy, Madness, Handwriting of the insane, Mental degeneration of the human race. Heavy volume, may need extra shipping cost.

Zustand: In very good condition. full publisher?s cloth boards, title and author in gilt on upper board and on spine. , A book on psychology. This book was written after the Jack the Ripper case, which Winslow was very passionate about investigating and even made allegations of knowing the identity of the murderer. He further gained fame while charring a meeting on lunacy in the Medico-Legal Congress. The upper free end paper is signed ?D. L. Ames? , Size : 8vo., P. upper free end paper, half title, portrait frontispiece, title, dedications, quoted poems, preface (vii-ix), content (xi-xvii), illustrations list, (1-440), index (441-451), Lower free end paper.…

Hardback, 8.25 x 5.5 inches. Dark blue cloth with gilt lettering to spine and gilt lettering and embossed design to front. In very good condition. Rubbing to cloth, spine and edges rubbed, Corners slightly bumped. Some minor light foxing to endpapers and page edges. Pages and plates clean and tight. Else a very good clean and tight copy. 451pp. Illustrated with 14 B&W photo plates, and examples of handwriting in text. A seminal work by British psychiatrist Lyttelton Stewart Forbes Winslow (1844?1913). The book explores the complexities of mental health, tracing the history of institutional treatment from superstition to modern asylum practices. Winslow was a controversial figure who sought to inform the public about the philosophical and practical complexities of insanity. Written after the Jack the Ripper case, the book reflects Winslow?s obsession with the investigation; he famously claimed to know the murderer's identity. It covers diverse topics including the link between crime and alcoholism, the "madness of genius," and the impact of societal pressures on mental well-being.The author identifies spiritualism as a potential cause of mental delusions and discusses the legal frameworks for managing the mentally ill. …