Description: What Asylums Were, Are, and Ought to be: Being the Substance of Five Lectures Delivered before the Managers of the Montrose Royal Lunatic Asylum. By William Browne and printed in Edinburgh by Adam and Charles Black. 1837, 240 pp, 7.5” x 5”, 8vo, hardcover 3/4 leather. As-is, with loss of binding on spine. Rear board detached, with front board affixed by binder’s tape. Ex-library bookplate from the College of Medicine of Philadelphia to front pastedown, along with the organization’s name holepunched through several pages. Rubbing and wear to boards. Light marginalia and markings, primarily towards front of book. General age-related toning to pages, along with periodic foxing and wear. Please see photographs and ask any questions prior to purchasing. A scarce and influential piece by William Alexander Francis Browne (1805-1885), a British asylum doctor who revolutionized the country’s asylum system, introducing early therapies, group activities, and other moral solutions to combatting those with mental health issues. A wonderful piece for restoration. COLN1837AILG-1023-aj0556
Price: 350 USD
Location: Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
End Time: 2024-10-11T04:47:08.000Z
Shipping Cost: 6.13 USD
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Restocking Fee: No
Return shipping will be paid by: Buyer
All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
Item must be returned within: 30 Days
Refund will be given as: Money Back
Binding: Leather
Language: English
Author: William A.F. Browne
Topic: Biological Science
Subject: History
Original/Facsimile: Original
Year Printed: 1837
