The mysteries of the head and the heart explained
including an improved system of phrenology; a new theory of the emotions, and an explanation of the mysteries of mesmerism, trance, mind-reading, and the spirit delusion.
Also known as The mysteries of the head and the heart explained : including an improved system of phrenology, a new theory of the emotions, and an explanation of the mysteries of mesmerism, trance, mind-reading, and the spirit delusion
by J. Stanley Grimes & Harry Houdini Collection
- First published:
- 19th century
- Language: English
"Delination of the character of ... [for] those who may wish to have the results of their examinations recorded in this book ...": [4] p., 3rd group of paging. Publisher's advertisements: [16] p. at end. Also available in digital form. LAC aaa 2018-08-30 LAC Review Completed 2018-09-04 LAC iak 2018-09-04
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Included because retained bibliographic metadata links this work to Mesmerism, animal magnetism, and hypnosis and Spiritualism, mediumship, and channeling.
Retained metadata contains “Spiritualism” in the subject metadata.
- “Spiritualism”· in subject
Controlled discovery queries from library-of-congress and openlibrary matched “mesmerism” and “Mesmerism”. Retained metadata contains “Mesmerism” in the subtitle, “Mesmerism” in the alternative title, “Mesmerism” in the subject metadata, and 2 additional metadata match(es).
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- “Mesmerism”· in subtitle
- “Mesmerism”· in alternative title
- “Mesmerism”· in subject
- “Mesmerism”· in edition title
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Editions
2 editions cataloged here.
| Edition | Date | Publisher | Language | ISBN | Access | Links |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
The mysteries of the head and the heart explained : including an improved system of phrenology, a new theory of the emotions, and an explanation of the mysteries of mesmerism, trance, mind-reading, and the spirit delusion Library of Congress digitized edition | 1875 | — | English | — | Public digital item | |
including an improved system of phrenology; a new theory of the emotions, and an explanation of the mysteries of mesmerism, trance, mind-reading, and the spirit delusion. Library of Congress digitized edition | 1881 | H.A. Sumner & Company | English | — | Public |
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Identifiers
- Open Library work
- Internet Archive
- Library of Congress
- 10027067
- 28001457
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- Open LibraryOL2531118W (opens in a new tab)
Cataloging notes
- Open Library reports 2 editions; this snapshot catalogs one representative edition and preserves work-level ISBN, date, and publisher aggregates.
- Catalog id
- openlibrary-work:OL2531118W
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