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BERNHEIM, Hippolyte (1840-1919). De la suggestion dans l'tat hypnotique et dan l'tat de veille . 1884. Original printed blue wrappers (ends of spine chipped, sides slightly spotted). "The foundation work of the Nancy school of hypnotism...He believed that suggestibility was not limited to hysterics but extended to the entire human race..." (Norman 210). "...the first (known) attempt to evolve a general understanding of human behavior and its motivation on the basis of the study of psychopathology rather than the basis of philosophical systems" (Zilboorg-Henry, p. 368). Garrison-Morton 4995.1. -- De la suggestion et de ses applications la thrapeutique . 1886. Original brown cloth (rear inner hinge broken, front free endpaper removed); half morocco slipcase. An expanded edition of the previous title with added chapters on the use of suggestion as a therapeutic agent. Norman 211. -- Hypnotisme, suggestion, psychothrapie: Etudes nouvelles . 1891. Modern half red morocco, original printed wrappers bound in (back wrapper partially renewed with loss of some ad text). PRESENTATION COPY, inscribed by Bernheim to a colleague. A companion volume to the previous title. Norman 214. All Paris. Together 3 volumes, 8 o. FIRST EDITIONS, except as indicated. (3)