Lot 469
Willis, Thomas
Rare Books, Maps & Manuscripts
Auction: 7 September 2011 at 12:00 BST
£1,250
Description
De anima brutorum quae hominis vitalis ac sensitiva est, exercitationes duae. Oxford: Sheldonia Theatre for Ric. David, 1672. First edition, 8vo, 8 engraved plates (5 folding), contemporary calf, previously rebacked, covers detached, slightly spotted, first gathering loose, library stamps to title and early leaves
Footnote
Note: ESTC R151, Garrison-Morton 1544
First edition, Oxford imprint. In this earliest English work medical psychology, Willis describes the phenomenon now known as paracusis Willisii, based on his observation of deaf woman who could hear only when a drum was beating.