Baumler, Christian — Der Sogenannte Animalische Magnetismus Oder Hypnotismus. Unter Zugrundelegung Eines Fur Die Akademische Gesellschaft Zu Freiberg Gehaltenen Popularen Vortrages

Leipzig, Verlag Von F.C.W. Vogel, 1881. Wraps. Printed wraps. 74 pp. plus ads. All text in German. A lecture on hypnotism (or animal magnetism) and its use in medicine as a cure, focusing on psychological effects, with some consideration of the work in hypnotism and hypnotherapy of Scottish surgeon James Braid (see online bibliography by Adam Crabtree, "Animal Magnetism, Early Hypnotism, and Psychical Research, 1766 - 1925. An Annotated Bibliography #1035). Christian Baumler was a German surgeon and professor, lecturing at the university in Freiburg. GOOD condition. Moderate soiling, some darkening and staining to the covers. Moderate chipping and tearing along the extremities. Small, faint note in pencil to the front cover. Minor scattered foxing in the interior. Many pages unopened along the top edge. Good .