The Blues by Albert Abrams Radionics Inventor
$200
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Abrams, Albert. The Blues (Splanchnic Neurasthenia) Causes and Cure. New York: E.B. Treat and Company, 1904. First Edition edition of the first book by Dr. Albert Abrams, radionics movement founder and medical pioneer.
Written while still a respected professor at Stanford University, Dr. Albert Abrams later invented radionics, the supposed long-distance diagnostic and treatment method using radio waves and machines which he claimed could influence the body with photographs and blood samples. In addition, he developed a unique acoustic form of dowsing that used echoes from knocking on a subject’s abdomen to identify disease.
Predating his later, more controversial work, this last method features heavily in Albert Abrams’ (non-radionic) treatment for depression, a.k.a. “The Blues”, which involves targeted palpation of the liver.
12mo, Blue cloth bound boards with embossed edges and title embossed in white. Wear to edges and hinges. Spine darkened and binding shaken. Superficial tearing at hinges between back pastedown and endpaper. Pages darkened. Occasional pencil marks and printing ink bleed from text. Contains 27 photographic plates. Good Condition. Only 29 copies found in OCLC as of March 2020.
If you liked this first edition from radionics founder Albert Abrams, you might like more medical quackery like this early book on electrical medicine.
