On the Construction, Organization, and General Arrangement of Hospitals for the Insane

With Some Remarks on Insanity and its Treatment.

by Thomas S. Kirkbride, MD 

Second edition.  Philadelphia:  J.B. Lippincott & Co., 1880  

Hardback is overall in VERY GOOD condition.

• Purple covers with gilt on spine. 
• Boards show some exposure, smudges, staining, edgewear.  Corners are worn, with exposed board.  See photos.
• Spine has gilt text and is sunned with chipped, frayed ends.
• Binding is secure, the two-leaf frontis is loose.  See photos.  
• End papers/ pastedowns show little sign of age or wear.
• Frontispiece, two leaves with engraved view of Kirkbride's hospital and facing floor plan, have tissue guard, are loose from stitches, show foxing and staining, edgewear to foot edge.  See photos.  
• Illustrations are bright and clear.  
• Interior is gently age-toned, exhibits scattered light foxing.  Inside pages are free of writing and intentional marks.
• Text block edges have gilt along head, some foxing to fore edge. 
• PS2025.0813

320 pages. 5 7/8 x 9 inches

Second edition, with revisions, additions, and new illustrations.  Publisher's purple beveled boards with gilt title on spine show exposure, interior is generally very good, with frontis moderately foxed.  Overall a Very Good copy of this very scarce edition.  

Thomas Story Kirkbride (1809-1883) was a physician, advocate for the mentally ill, and founder of the Association of Medical Superintendents of American Institutions for the Insane (AMSAII), a precursor to the American Psychiatric Association.  In 1840 Kirkbride became superintendent of the Pennsylvania Hospital for the Insane.  Kirkbride advocated building hospitals for the mentally ill in a style which he believed promoted recovery and healing, and his proposals for improving medical care for the insane would become known as the Kirkbride plan.  His book on hospital construction and organization was first published in 1854, with the second edition in 1880. 

Second edition. 

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