Kennedy Bros.' handbook on mesmerism and hypnotism : comprising a large amount of valuable information to the unlearned in this mysterious art, describing its origin, benefits to be derived from it, rules to be observed, how to mesmerize and hypnotize.
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- 19th century
- Language: English
"To the public" signed (p. 4): March 1883. LC copy has the autograph of H. Houdini. With: Chautard, Émile. Les révélations d'un magnétiseur ..., 1904. Issued separately. LAC brd 2018-10-22 update (1 card) LAC ecr 2018-10-24 review
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