TROTTER, Thomas (1761-1832). An Essay, Medical, Philosophical, and Chemical, on Drunkenness, and its effects on the Human Body. London: T.N. Longman and O. Rees, 1804.
TROTTER, Thomas (1761-1832). An Essay, Medical, Philosophical, and Chemical, on Drunkenness, and its effects on the Human Body. London: T.N. Longman and O. Rees, 1804. 8 o (210 x 128 mm). Quarter calf antique. Provenance: Christopher Cole (contemporary signature on title); Haskell F. Norman (bookplate; his sale part II, Christie's New York, 15 June 1998, lot 828). FIRST EDITION. Trotter's Essay on Drunkenness --of which this is the first edition--was the first medical treatise on alcoholism. Trotter placed drunkenness within the realm of psychological medicine by identifying the mind" (p. 172), rather than the consequence of lax morality. He noted the clinical effects of alcohol and its abuse, and recommended that physicians first gain the confidence of their alcoholic patients, then deprive them "at once" (p. 185) of all alcoholic beverages. Garrison-Morton 2071.1; Hunter & Macalpine, pp. 587-591; Norman 2098. [ With: ] TROTTER, Thomas. A View of the Nervous Temperament, being a practical inquiry into the increasing prevalence, prevention, and treatment of those diseases commonly called nervous... Troy: Wright, Goodenow, and Stockwell, 1808. 12 o (170 x 105 mm). Contemporary tree sheep (light rubbing to edges). Provenance: P. Osterbank (signature on fly leaf); Charles L. Willmarth (bookplate); Haskell F. Norman (bookplate; his sale part II, Christie's New York, 15 June 1998, lot 828). FIRST AMERICAN EDITION. The Troy, New York edition of Trotter's View of the Nervous Temperament was THE FIRST PSYCHIATRIC BOOK PRINTED IN THE UNITED STATES. The work was originally published in Newcastle, England, in 1807. Austin 1929; Hunter & Macalpine, p. 588; Norman 2099. (2)
TROTTER, Thomas (1761-1832). An Essay, Medical, Philosophical, and Chemical, on Drunkenness, and its effects on the Human Body. London: T.N. Longman and O. Rees, 1804.
TROTTER, Thomas (1761-1832). An Essay, Medical, Philosophical, and Chemical, on Drunkenness, and its effects on the Human Body. London: T.N. Longman and O. Rees, 1804. 8 o (210 x 128 mm). Quarter calf antique. Provenance: Christopher Cole (contemporary signature on title); Haskell F. Norman (bookplate; his sale part II, Christie's New York, 15 June 1998, lot 828). FIRST EDITION. Trotter's Essay on Drunkenness --of which this is the first edition--was the first medical treatise on alcoholism. Trotter placed drunkenness within the realm of psychological medicine by identifying the mind" (p. 172), rather than the consequence of lax morality. He noted the clinical effects of alcohol and its abuse, and recommended that physicians first gain the confidence of their alcoholic patients, then deprive them "at once" (p. 185) of all alcoholic beverages. Garrison-Morton 2071.1; Hunter & Macalpine, pp. 587-591; Norman 2098. [ With: ] TROTTER, Thomas. A View of the Nervous Temperament, being a practical inquiry into the increasing prevalence, prevention, and treatment of those diseases commonly called nervous... Troy: Wright, Goodenow, and Stockwell, 1808. 12 o (170 x 105 mm). Contemporary tree sheep (light rubbing to edges). Provenance: P. Osterbank (signature on fly leaf); Charles L. Willmarth (bookplate); Haskell F. Norman (bookplate; his sale part II, Christie's New York, 15 June 1998, lot 828). FIRST AMERICAN EDITION. The Troy, New York edition of Trotter's View of the Nervous Temperament was THE FIRST PSYCHIATRIC BOOK PRINTED IN THE UNITED STATES. The work was originally published in Newcastle, England, in 1807. Austin 1929; Hunter & Macalpine, p. 588; Norman 2099. (2)
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