Burrows, Adrienne; Schumacher, Iwan

Portraits of the Insane: The Case of Dr. Diamond

      Quartet Books, London 1990 - First English-language edition (originally published as "Doktor Diamonds BIldnisse von Geisteskanken" in a German translation by Udo Rennert, 1979). Quarto (8 1/4" x 11 7/8"), textured brown paper-covered binding w/gilt lettering on spine, 71 b/w plates reproducing photographs by Hugh Welsh Diamond & Henry Hering, 33 b/w illustrations in text, "The Physiognomy of Insanity" (extracts) by Dr. John Conolly, "On the Application of Photography to the Physiognomic & Mental Phenomena of Insanity" by Dr. Diamond. Sticker residue on ffe; moderate tanning to white areas of pictorial dj. From dj notes: "This book brings together some of the most remarkable photographs taken in the 19th century. They are the work of Dr. H.W. Diamond, a psychiatrist at Springfield Hospital, the former Surrey County Lunatic Asylum, and of an otherwise unknown photographer, Henry Hering, during the 1850s." Weighs 2 1/2 lbs. Additional postage required for priority or foreign shipment. [Attributes: First Edition; Hard Cover]