BARKHAUSEN, GEORG.

Beobachtungen über den Säuferwahnsinn oder das Delirium tremens.

Bremen, Johann Georg Heyse, 1828.

8vo. In contemporary half calf over marbled boards. Gilt lettering and ornamentation to spine, forming five compartments. Ex-libris pasted on to verso of front board. Previous owner's name to front free end-paper. Light wear to extremities, internally fine and clean. Printed on good paper. (6), 243, (1) pp. 

Rare first edition of Barkhausen’s extensive work on Delirium Tremens, at the time regarded to be the most thorough and authoritative work on the subject. Here Barkhausen advocated the use of Tartar Emetic to cure the disease. 

Order-nr.: 60234