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Hartford, Connecticut: Institute of Living, 1972. Bright, clean, square, tight, unmarked copy. Sharp corners. No owner's name or bookplate. No remainder mark. Illustrated with portraits, photos, and vintage prints. Endpapers are illustrated with sketches of historic buildings. This is the story of the Institute of Living (the Hartford Retreat for the Insane) from before its chartering in 1822 until its sesquicentennial celebration in 1972. The book is of considerable interest for its contributions to the history of Hartford, and to the history of the practice of medicine and psychiatry in Connecticut. From the Foreword: "Throughout its history, the Institute has served the public as a private, not-for-profit psychiatric hospital. The first hospital of any kind in Connecticut, it was one of the earliest psychiatric hospitals in the United States." The author was the Institute's psychiatrist-in-chief from 1951 to 1965, afterwards its chairman of planning and development.… Read More

The Institute of Living. Very Good+ with no dust jacket. 1972. First Edition. Hardcover. Author's inscription on the half title page to Robert G. Menninger (of the Menninger Foundation) Light wear, mostly at cover corners and spine ends. The binding remains tight and the text appears unread. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 242 pages; Signed by Author .

Hartford, CT: The Institute of Living, 1972. First edition, 1972, with a personalized inscription signed by the editor on the dedication page. Includes a "compliments of" card from the author and a 1957 Personews booklet issued by the organization with news of interest to employees. Extensive history of this noted psychiatric hospital and mental health treatment center. Blue cloth printed in gilt, no dustjacket, possibly as issued. Very good with light edgewear and a couple of minor spots near the top of the front cover, good hinges, sound text block, clean pages, no other names or markings.. Inscribed by The Editor. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Institute for Living, 1972. hbk 242pp illus no dj as issued (now in custom acetate jacket) an excellent clean tight copy as new

Inst. of Living. Collectible - Acceptable. Signed Copy First edition copy. Collectible - Acceptable. No Dust Jacket Former Library book. Inscribed by author on half title page. (Institute of Living, Psychiatric Hospitals, Connecticut)