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George Cheyne The English Malady 1733

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Title: The English Malady, or a Treatise on Nervous Diseases of all Kinds, As Spleen, Vapours, Lowness of Spirits, Hypochondriacal, and Hysterical Distempers, &c.
Author: Cheyne, George
Description: [6], xxxii, 370, +[6] ad pp. (8vo) 7½x4¾, period full calf, morocco lettering piece. First Edition."By "the English malady," Cheyne meant hypochondria or what was later known as neurasthenia. In this quite fascinating book, Cheyne describes his own case, supposed to be due to the vagaries of the English weather. He estimated that a third of all his patients were neurotic." (Heirs of Hippocrates). Garrison-Morton 4840; Osler 2304; Heirs of Hippocrates 762.
Heading: Place Published: London
Publisher: G. Strahan
Date Published: 1733