Seven lectures on somnambulism.
Edinburgh.
Adam and Charles Black, 1845.
First edition in English.
8vo.
xxxv, [1], 219pp, [1]. With a half-title. Original publisher's dark green buckram, printed paper lettering-piece. Lightly rubbed, lettering-piece dust-soiled. Half-title browned, else internally clean and crisp.
The first English edition of seven lectures by Dr Arnold Wienholt (1740- 1804) on somnambulism, or sleepwalking. The lectures span several fields of study, covering the history, symptoms, treatment, and potential causes of the condition.
Wienholt was best known for his use of 'animal magnetism', a treatment similar to hypnosis and stemming from the research of Franz Anton Mesmer (1734-1815). Its successes are now attributed to placebo effects, but for a time Wienholt's work was so effective that several other doctors in Bremen began to administer his techniques.
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Wienholt was best known for his use of 'animal magnetism', a treatment similar to hypnosis and stemming from the research of Franz Anton Mesmer (1734-1815). Its successes are now attributed to placebo effects, but for a time Wienholt's work was so effective that several other doctors in Bremen began to administer his techniques.
