Insanity: Its Classification, Diagnosis and Treatment, a Manual for Students and Practitioners of Medicine by Spitzka, E. C. , M. D - 1883

New York: Bermingham & Co, 1883. Hardcover. Very Good. Hardcover with green cloth boards, 1883, octavo, 415pp., sparsely illustrated in b&w. Book VG with rubbing and edgewear to boards, spine toned with ends worn and chipped, binding tight, previous owner's plate to front pastedown, text clean and unmarked but toned throughout, and mild soil to edges of text block. No DJ.

Bermingham & Co.. Used - Good. Good condition. (psychology, mental health, medical) A copy that has been read but remains intact. May contain markings such as bookplates, stamps, limited notes and highlighting, or a few light stains. Bundled media such as CDs, DVDs, floppy disks or access codes may not be included.

Bermingham & Co.. Used - Acceptable. Acceptable condition. Reading copy only. Disbound. Endpages and title page detached from textblock. Writing inside. (Psychiatry, Mental Illness)

New York: Bermingham & Co., 1883 Book. Very Good - Fine. Hardcover. First Edition. 8vo. 415 pp, preface, Part I.The General Characters and the Classification of Insanity; Part II. The Special Forms of Insanity; Part III. Indanity in Its Practical Relations; index. First Edition, 1883. "[The author] has felt that there exists a need for a treatise which, without being so exhaustive as to tire and bewilder the beginner and the general medical reader, shall direct attention to such of the salient points of psychiatry as the general practitioner may be easonable expected to familiarize himself with -- particularly if he desires to fill the position, so often forced on him, of acting as the first counsellor of a family in cases of insanity. He will consider the object of this treatise fully accomplished if the task of acquirint the rudiments of a difficult and intricate branch of medicine is thereby rendered easier." from the Preface. Minor edge wear with lightly age-toned text block edges.… Read More