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Autograph letter signed to Thomas J. Pettigrew by Crichton, Alexander

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Title: Autograph letter signed to Thomas J. Pettigrew
Author: Crichton, Alexander
Seller: Jeremy Norman & Co., Inc. (United States)
Description: Sevenoaks, 1839. Crichton, Alexander (1763-1856). Autograph letter signed to Thomas J. Pettigrew (1791-1865). Sevenoaks, 4 July 1839. 1 page plus integral address leaf. 229 x 180 mm. Small lacuna where seal was broken, not affecting text, a few spots, but very good. From British psychiatrist Alexander Crichton, author of An Inquiry into the Nature and Origin of Mental Derangement (2 vols., 1798), an important work on mental illness that "broke new ground in psychiatry in a number of ways . . . [combining] the latest philosophical ideas, that is psychological knowledge, with accumulated medical experience of mental disease, that is psychiatry, into a 'philosophy and pathology of the human mind'" (Hunter & Macalpine, Three Hundred Years of Psychiatry p. 559). Crichton's treatise was the first in English to discuss forensic aspects of psychiatry; it also contained the earliest description of what is now known as ADHD (attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder), and was the first to recognize aphasia as a "disturbance of memory" rather than a symptom of paralysis or insanity. Crichton's letter indicates that he intended to publish a third volume of his Mental Derangement, a project on which he was currently working. The letter reads as follows: "You must really forgive me if I decline, at present, to send you my portrait. I hope to make the biography of your humble servt. more worthy of your learned and interesting work than it would be if published just now. I must finish the 3d vol. of my work on Mental Derangement before I can consent to be either cut up or immortalized, and if I live it will be finished this ensuing winter . . ." The third volume of Crichton's Mental Derangement was never published. The recipient of Crichton's letter was physician and antiquary Thomas J. Pettigrew, best known as the author of History of Egyptian Mummies (1834), the first authoritative work in English on the subject. In 1838 Pettigrew began publishing his Medical Portrait Gallery: Biographical Memoirs of the Most Celebrated Physicians, Surgeons, &c. &c., issued in monthly parts between 1838 and 1840. It would appear that Pettigrew had solicited Crichton for biographical material in connection with this project. Hunter & Macalpine, Three Hundred Years of Psychiatry 1535-1860, pp. 559-64. .

Of the power of the keyes; or, of binding and of loosing.. by [HAMMOND, Henry]

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Title: Of the power of the keyes; or, of binding and of loosing..
Author: [HAMMOND, Henry]
Seller: Rootenberg Rare Books & Manuscripts (United States)
Description: London: For Richard Royston, 1647. FIRST EDITION. Title in red and black with woodcut vignette, woodcut headpieces and initials, portions of text in Latin, Greek, and Hebrew. Full calf, bound in a period style with gilt rule; page 117 trimmed on fore-edge with no loss to text, some waterstains and browning throughout. Signature of Robt. F. Colem dated 1858. First edition of this anonymous tract in which the author engages in controversial critical interpretations on church policy and authority. Citing Matthew 16:19 (“And I will give unto thee the keys of the kingdom of heaven: and whatsoever thou shalt bind on earth shall be bound in heaven: and whatsoever thou shalt loose on earth shall be loosed in heaven”), the book responds to the attempts to restructure the Church by Parliament during the Westminster Assembly, of which Hammond was a member. Hammond was critical of the dilution of authority that Parliament had overseen. He reminds his audience that Jesus granted to the apostles the sole (and divine) authority over the church, including what can and should be taught. The “key” in the passage is the symbol of power and authority; “binding” and “loosing” are terms used to designate a permission or prohibition. Fluent in Latin, Greek, and Hebrew, the author here dissects this passage from Matthew and appeals to political and religious authorities to stay true to the longstanding Church of Christ. However, his stand was met with opposition from ministers of other sects who supported the Long Parliament. Though this book was considered immensely valuable, it was banned briefly along with similar works, given the tensions between the church and state due to the unraveling English Civil War. Concurrent to this work King Charles was dethroned, Hammond was briefly removed as his servant and imprisoned for disobedience to the new order. Hammond (1605-1660), son of a physician and godson to Henry Prince of Wales, was a divine of the English Church. He became archdeacon of Chichester in 1643, and always remained a Royalist cleric, attending the King during his exile and captivity. For a time he managed Christ Church College when the dean was imprisoned. Always held in high esteem, even by his opponents, he was noted for his oratory skills.

The Testament of Beauty: A Poem in Four Books by Bridges, Robert. Willam Edwin Rudge (printer)

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Title: The Testament of Beauty: A Poem in Four Books
Author: Bridges, Robert. Willam Edwin Rudge (printer)
Seller: Johnnycake Books ABAA, ILAB (United States)
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Description: Oxford: Oxford at the Clarendon Press, 1930. 1st Edition This. Hardcover. Very Good. Tan, full morroco, triple blind-ruled, gilt titles spine, aeg, marbleized endpapers. A handsome production, printed by th estimable Mr. Rudge. Covers a wee soiled, mosly at rear. Internals as new.

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Edith and Midnight. by WRIGHT, Dare.

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Title: Edith and Midnight.
Author: WRIGHT, Dare.
Seller: Grendel Books, ABAA/ILAB (United States)
ISBN: 9780385141550
Condition: Fine
Description: Garden City:: Doubleday & Company,. Fine. 1978. Hardcover. 0385141556 . A Lonely Doll story. Illustrated with black and white photographs by the author. Stated first edition. Fine in glossy pictorial boards. No dust jacket. .

The Fanatics by Bonner, Charles Jr.

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Title: The Fanatics
Author: Bonner, Charles Jr.
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Description: New York: The Mohawk Press. Good in Good dj. 1932. First Edition. Hardcover. NOISBN . [solid enough copy, but has taken some moisture at bottom at some point in its history, leaving light dampstains on the fore-edge and bottom edge, and the bottom part of the text block is a bit rippled and very lightly stained throughout the book; the jacket is intact but edgeworn and heavily soiled, with minor paper loss at several corners]. "A typical small town is the background against which the author has placed his American characters. The scene opens in 1897 with the Canterburys at their peak -- socially, spiritually and financially. Their life is healthily robust. Then Spooner, a male Carrie Nation, comes upon the scene with his preachments against all that makes for a normal, healthy life. With his entrance the Canterburys begin their descent. The struggle which takes place is that between excess of temperance and too much liberalism. The Canterburys represent exuberance and Spooner represents Calvinism. It is an American epoch which began with the Puritans in New England." .

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