[MAGNETISM] MESMER (Franz-Anton). MEMOIR ON THE DISCOVERY OF - Lot 75

[MAGNETISM] MESMER (Franz-Anton). MEMOIR ON THE DISCOVERY OF ANIMAL MAGNETISM. Geneva and Paris, Didot, 1779. Three works bound in one volume, in-12, brown basane, smooth spine cloisonné and ornamented, title page in old red basane, edges speckled in red and black (period binding); (4) ff., 85 pp. [for Mesmer's work]. One corner removed. ORIGINAL EDITION of this important work, considered the "manifesto" of the theory of animal magnetism, known as "mesmerism". It has been bound with 2 other works: "Mémoire sur l'électricité médicale", Paris et Toulouse, Dupleix, Sacarau & Moulas, Laporte, [1780] by Mazars de Cazeles and "Mémoire sur la qualité et sur l'emploi des engrais", Paris, Ganeau, 1767, by M. de Massac. ¶ "En français dans le texte", 171 - Garrison-Morton 4992-1 - Caillet, 7435.