Chapters in the History of the Insane in the British Isles
Chapters in the History of the Insane in the British Isles

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Chapters in the History of the Insane in the British Isles

TUKE, Daniel Hack

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Daniel Hack Tuke was an expert on mental illness who came from a long line of experts. His great-grandfather, William Tuke, and his grandfather, Henry Tuke, co-founded The Retreat (see p. 92) which revolutionized the treatment of the insane.

Publication Info

  • Publisher: Kegan Paul, Trench & Co.
  • Edition: n/a
  • Date Published: 1882
  • Place Published: London
  • ISBN: n/a

Details

  • Condition: Good
  • Signed: Yes
  • Dust Jacket: No
  • Jacket Condition: n/a
  • Details:
    x, 548 p. 21 cm. 4 b&w illustrations including the plan of the first Bethlehem Hospital. Burgundy cloth hardcover. Repaired spine ends. Spine cloth faded and stained. A little soiling to edges of text block. Inscribed by author on half title "Dr. W. A. F. Browne with the Author's kind regards Aug. 10. 1882." Foxing to tissue guard over frontispiece and moderate foxing elsewhere.

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