Recherches sur les hallucinations au point de vue de la psychologie, de l’histoire et de la médicine légale

Montpellier: L. Castel, 1859. FIRST EDITION. Contemporary gilt purple sheep-backed marbled boards. Lightly toned, otherwise in good condition. First edition of this medico-legal analysis of hallucinations. The text first describes the psychological reasons for delusional thoughts, including mental illness, drug and alcohol use, and disease, then addresses the legal implications of hallucinations, including historical references like witchcraft trials. The author distinguishes between hallucinations of reason and those of madness and supplies case studies of each.

OCLC records 3 copies in the U.S. (NY Acad. Of Med., Harvard, NLM).

Caillet 10507.