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An Essay towards a Theory of Apparitions.
by FERRIAR, John
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About This Item
London: Printed for Cadell and Davies, 1813.. FIRST EDITION. Small 8vo. (18.5 x 12 cm). pp. x+139. Contemporary calf, spine with raised bands and decorated in gilt, sides rule with gilt filet, marbled endpapers, sprinkled edges. Unobtrusive stamp reading "Pearse, Warrington" to bottom of f.f.e.p. Spine a bit rubbed and lacking label, binding a bit soiled with minor loss of leather to lower board, contents clean and crisp, generally a very good copy. The author, John Ferriar (1761-1815), was a Scottish physician and author whose researches into typhoid and other diseases and leadership of the Manchester Infirmary earned him renown. His last work, An Essay towards a Theory of Apparitions, on mental hallucinations, is a sometimes humorous examination of ghosts, the manifestations of witchcraft, etc. in which he argues that there is a psycho-physiological rather than a supernatural basis to such phenomena.
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- Robert Frew Ltd
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- Title
- An Essay towards a Theory of Apparitions.
- Author
- FERRIAR, John
- Book Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- London: Printed for Cadell and Davies, 1813.
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
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Robert Frew has been trading in antiquarian books since 1975, starting out from an open market in Camden Lock, followed by shops in Primrose Hill, in Great Russell Street by the British Museum, Maddox Street Mayfair and now on the borders of South Kensington and Knightsbridge. Not to mention stints in Portobello Road and Safe Store Battersea.We are members of the Antiquarian Booksellers Association, of which Robert Frew is a past president.We Exhibit at most of the major international ILAB fairs in America, often in Europe and sometimes in the Middle and Far East. We are also members of the PBFA, exhibiting in London and occasionally in the provinces.
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