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ARNOLD, THOMAS.: OBSERVATIONS ON THE NATURE, KINDS, CAUSES AND PREVENTION OF INSANITY, LUNACY OR MADNESS.
Leicester. FIRST EDITION, FIRST PRINTING, VOLUME ONE ONLY, VOLUME TWO WAS PUBLISHED FOUR YEARS LATER. Leicester, printed by G. Ireland for G. Robinson, 1782. 8vo, 225 x 145 mm, 8¾ x 5¾ inches, the prelims are bound out of order and are missimg two pages ix-xii, pages (iv) followed by pages xiii-xvi then i-viii, 1-324 plus viii pages of a catalogue of the principal books quoted in the volume, still in the original publisher's boards, ink lettering on spine and upper cover, pages untrimmed. 35 mm (1½ inch) crack to top of upper hinge, slight nick to bottom of spine, corners and board edges slightly worn, insignificant old worming to inner margins throughout, varying in size but not affecting any text, occasional nicks to outer margins, not affecting any text, pages vary in size due to being untrimmed, endpapers lightly foxed, otherwise a very good clean tight copy complete with the half title. See Hunter & Macalpine pages 467-71. There is another copy listed for sale at the moment on the interent and Volume 1 is also missing the prelims ix-xii of the Preface. Our copy has never been rebound being still in the publisher's boards so it seems the missing pages were never inserted when it was published. Images sent on request.
Offered for GBP 1500.00 = appr. US$ 2227.50 by: Roger Middleton - Book number: 4059