A treatise on the real cause and cure of insanity : in which the nature and distinctions of this disease are fully explained, and the treatment established on new principles : inscribed, by permission, to the Right Honourable Lord Southampton / by Andrew Harper.
- Harper, Andrew, -1790
- Date:
- 1789
Licence: Public Domain Mark
Credit: A treatise on the real cause and cure of insanity : in which the nature and distinctions of this disease are fully explained, and the treatment established on new principles : inscribed, by permission, to the Right Honourable Lord Southampton / by Andrew Harper. Source: Wellcome Collection.
Provider: This material has been provided by The Royal College of Surgeons of England. The original may be consulted at The Royal College of Surgeons of England.
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