A Discourse on the Subject of Animation. Delivered before the Humane Society of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, June 11, 1792

Printed at Boston, by Isaiah Thomas and Ebenezer T. Andrews, Faust's Statue, No. 45, Newbury Street, MDCCXCII [1792]. Sm 4to (8.5" x 7"), self-wrappers. [1-5], 6-40 pp. Early owner inscription in ink on upper wrapper: "Honble William Baylies Esq Dighton." Inscription in ink on p. 15: "Governor Bowdoin." CONDITION: Good, some curling to edges of a few leaves, occasional foxing and moderate stains.

Bartlett reports on techniques for reviving or re-animating persons thought to be no longer breathing. The Acts of Incorporation for the Society appear in an appendix.

William Baylies (1776-1865) of Dighton, Mass. was an attorney and U.S. Representative. He served as a Federalist in the 13th and 14th Congresses (1813-1817) and an anti-Jacksonian in the 23rd Congress (1833-1835).

REFERENCES: Evans, 24078; Austin 132.