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Tourette on Hypnotism Paris, 1887

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Title: L'Hypnotisme et les Etats Analogues au Point de Vue Medico-Legal
Author: Tourette, [Georges Albert Edouard Brutus] Gilles de la
Description: [6], xv, 534 pp. (8vo) 8½x5¼, later plain wrappers. Housed in a custom black morocco backed chemise and morocco tipped slipcase. First Edition."Gilles de la Tourette was a pupil of Charcot and later chief of neurology at the Salpêtrière. He is probably best known for his description of the saltatory spasm or "impulsive tic" and his treatise on hysteria. This work is on the medico-legal aspects of hypnotism, magnetism, and spiritualism which, at the time, were at the height of their popularity." Heirs of Hippocrates, 2187 (2nd edition).
Heading: Place Published: Paris
Publisher: E. Plon, Nourrit et Cie
Date Published: 1887