De la Physiologie du Systeme Nerveux, et Specialement du Cerveau ...., 2 vols.

  • Original paper wrappers with paper labels.
  • Paris: J B Bailliere, 1821
By Georget, [J-E]
Paris: J B Bailliere, 1821. First Edition.. Original paper wrappers with paper labels.. Near fine, some wear to the backstrips.. 8vo.

Georget died at the age of 31. He was, by all reports, Esquirol's favorite student. In his brief career he introduced an intriguing new concept, i.e., mental illness was one manifestation of an underlying brain disorder. As a physician he felt that he encountered the ailment at different stages of its presentation. He was, according to Clarke & Jacyna, one of the handful of physicians of the day to articulate and present a profound conceptual opposition to Gall's thesis of cerebral localization. In all, an important book. Semelaigne I, 189 - 196; Norman I, #596; Zilboorg & Henry, pp. 392 - 394.

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Title

De la Physiologie du Systeme Nerveux, et Specialement du Cerveau ...., 2 vols.

Author

Georget, [J-E]

Binding

Original paper wrappers with paper labels.

Condition

Near Fine

Publisher

J B Bailliere: Paris

Date

1821

Edition

First Edition.


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