Hallucinations, or, The Rational History of Apparitions, Visions, Dreams, Ecstasy, Magnetism, and Somnambulism
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- Philadelphia, PA: Lindsay and Blakiston, 1853
Philadelphia, PA: Lindsay and Blakiston, 1853. First American Edition, from the Second Enlarged and Improved Paris Edition. Hardcover. Very Good+. First American Edition, from the Second Enlarged and Improved Paris Edition. Hardcover. Underlined and annotations by Oliver Sacks on rear endpapers. Posthumously designed book plate by a friend of Oliver’s, incorporating his longstanding love of cephalopods.
From the library of Dr. Oliver Sacks, the renowned neurologist, author, and educator. He was, in his life, celebrated for his contributions to the understanding of the human brain and his ability to communicate complex scientific concepts to a broader audience. In doing so, he highlighted the profound impact of neurological disorders on human identity and experience. His library is a reflection of this remarkable polymath's questing mind.
"Alexandre Jacques François Brière de Boismont (often translated as Brierre de Boismont in English) (18 October 1797 – 25 December 1881) was a French physician and psychiatrist born in Rouen. In 1845 he published Des Hallucinations, ou Histoire raisonnée des apparitions, des visions, des songes, de l'extase, du magnétisme et du somnambulisme, a landmark study of hallucinations, of which he considered were a significant part of mankind's psychological history. This book was later translated into English as Hallucinations: or, The rational history of apparitions, dreams, ecstasy, magnetism, and somnambulism (1853)." Evenly toned, else tight, bright, and unmarred. Rebound in purple cloth with gilt titling. 8vo. 553pp.+index. Illus. (b/w). All underlining, emphasis, and notations are in the hand of Dr. Oliver Sacks.
From the library of Dr. Oliver Sacks, the renowned neurologist, author, and educator. He was, in his life, celebrated for his contributions to the understanding of the human brain and his ability to communicate complex scientific concepts to a broader audience. In doing so, he highlighted the profound impact of neurological disorders on human identity and experience. His library is a reflection of this remarkable polymath's questing mind.
"Alexandre Jacques François Brière de Boismont (often translated as Brierre de Boismont in English) (18 October 1797 – 25 December 1881) was a French physician and psychiatrist born in Rouen. In 1845 he published Des Hallucinations, ou Histoire raisonnée des apparitions, des visions, des songes, de l'extase, du magnétisme et du somnambulisme, a landmark study of hallucinations, of which he considered were a significant part of mankind's psychological history. This book was later translated into English as Hallucinations: or, The rational history of apparitions, dreams, ecstasy, magnetism, and somnambulism (1853)." Evenly toned, else tight, bright, and unmarred. Rebound in purple cloth with gilt titling. 8vo. 553pp.+index. Illus. (b/w). All underlining, emphasis, and notations are in the hand of Dr. Oliver Sacks.