THE TREATMENT OF THE INSANE WITHOUT MECHANICAL RESTRAINTS by John Conolly - 1990

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Cambridge University Press, 2013. Paperback. New. 398 pages. 8.50x5.50x1.10 inches.

Paperback / softback. New. Published in 1856, this work by John Conolly (1794-1866) describes the abolition of mechanical restraints in the treatment of mentally ill patients at the Hanwell County Asylum in Middlesex, arguing for a system of non-restraint to be introduced to all asylums. It is a key text of asylum reform.

Cambridge University Press, 2013. Paperback. New. 398 pages. 8.50x5.50x1.10 inches.

Gryphon Editions, 1990. Like New. HardcoverPublisher: The Classics of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences. Gryphon Editions, 1990New Jersey: Limited Edition. Hardcover - as published. Leather-bound, a.e.g. raised bands, gilt letters, gilt decoration, previous owner's bookplate on the second blank FFEP. Notes from the Editors included. Marbled end-papers. 100% of proceeds go towards promoting literacy in under-served areas of the world.

Birmingham, AL: Privately printed for the members of The Classics of Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences Library, 1990. Hardcover. Near fine. Orignally published by Smith, Elder & Co., London, 1856. Copy no. 370 with bookplate on front pastedown. xii, 380 p. 23 cm. Brown leather with gilt impressing and text block edges, brown ribbon. Marbled endpapers. Light spotting to text block edge.

Cambridge University Press. paperback. New. 5x0x8. Brand New Book in Publishers original Sealing

London: Smith, Elder, & Co., 1856. 380 pages, plus ads (dated June 1856 suggesting an early printing). Blind stamped brown cloth covers with gilt stamped lettering on spine. Spine covers are heavily chipped and worn, and partially detached. There is a section of the cloth with lettering that is missing. Corners are a little bumped. Smoke stain is seen on upper edge of text block, as well as slightly on first and last few leaves. Very slight odor. There are also a couple of foxing spots seen on first and last few leaves. Volume remains fairly tight and contents are otherwise clean and intact. . First Edition. Cloth - Hardcover. Fair/No Jacket.

Smith, Elder & co. Collectible - Acceptable. London: Smith, Elder & Co., 1856. 1st edition. 8vo. xii,380pp. Fair book. Spine cloth missing, back board detached. Boards are edgeworn with top corners considerably bumped. Lower 3.5" of free edge and bottom edges of text are dampstained, but not impinging into text. Owner's name on pastedown and title page. Some pencil notes and marginalia inside. Pages aged with some spotting. Inquire if you need further information.

London : Smith, Elder & Co, 1856-01-01. First Edition. Hardcover. Good. [History of Psychiatry] Bound in publisher's cloth. Recased, renewed end papers. Good binding and cover. Spine sunned. xii, 380 pages; 23 cm. Generally clean internally. Stamp on title page. One of the great figures in the history of psychiatry, Conolly was a pioneer for the non-restraint system and a fundamentally new approach to the mentally ill. "Modelled on the non-restrictive policies adopted by Gardiner Hill at Lincoln Asylum, Conolly's abolition of all forms of physical restraint at Hanwell Asylum indicated a fundamental shift in psychiatric thought" - Norman 506. Garrison-Morton 4933; Hunter & Macalpine, pages 1030-1038.