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1852 Superintendent's Notebook Cases on Lunatics
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Superintendent's Note Book of Cases From 1852
Original 19th Century Manuscript From a Lunatic Asylum
An Original 19th Century Note Book Bound in the Original Full Leather Cover on Reports of Mental Patients From an Asylum in the Warwickshire, Staffordshire, Worcestershire Areas, Other Institutions Are Mentioned for Transfers Etc Such as Fairford & Shrewsbury Asylum [couldn't Find a Name for This Asylum] Dates Start in 1852 Through to the End of the 19th Century,
Numerous Names to the Alphabetical Index at the Front of Book, Almost 300 Pages of Written Medical Reports With the Male Patients at the Front of Book & All Pages From 1 Through to 130 Filled in With Names, Dates & Some Occupations to Each Case, Pages Numbered Between 131-224 Are Blank, Pages 225 - 393 Are Filled in With the Medical Reports for the Female Patients With Names, Some Occupations & Dates, Several Cases Have Been Written Over in Red Pen Usually to Record a Death, Transfer or Release [ Nearly All of the 300 Written Pages Have Two Cases on Each Page]
Contents Mention Several Patients Having an Encounter With the Devil, Several Mentions of Patients Being Bewitched With One Stating Her Father Was a Wizard, Violent Behaviour & Paranoia is Common With the Mention of One Patient Stabbing a Horse, a Number of Patients Trying to Cut Throats or Commit Suicide, Some Escape Attempts, Many Deaths of Patients, Reports of Evil Spirits, Monsters at Night, Visits From Dead Family Members, a Number of Cases Relating to Poisons, One Patient Remembers Being Born, One Patient Believes She is the Queen Plus Many Others [see Images for Examples]
Book Measures Approx 8 X 6 Inches
Note Book is Rubbed & Scuffed to Cover, Occasional Minor Mark to Pages
Overall in Very Good Condition With Boards Well Attached
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Original 19th Century Manuscript From a Lunatic Asylum
An Original 19th Century Note Book Bound in the Original Full Leather Cover on Reports of Mental Patients From an Asylum in the Warwickshire, Staffordshire, Worcestershire Areas, Other Institutions Are Mentioned for Transfers Etc Such as Fairford & Shrewsbury Asylum [couldn't Find a Name for This Asylum] Dates Start in 1852 Through to the End of the 19th Century,
Numerous Names to the Alphabetical Index at the Front of Book, Almost 300 Pages of Written Medical Reports With the Male Patients at the Front of Book & All Pages From 1 Through to 130 Filled in With Names, Dates & Some Occupations to Each Case, Pages Numbered Between 131-224 Are Blank, Pages 225 - 393 Are Filled in With the Medical Reports for the Female Patients With Names, Some Occupations & Dates, Several Cases Have Been Written Over in Red Pen Usually to Record a Death, Transfer or Release [ Nearly All of the 300 Written Pages Have Two Cases on Each Page]
Contents Mention Several Patients Having an Encounter With the Devil, Several Mentions of Patients Being Bewitched With One Stating Her Father Was a Wizard, Violent Behaviour & Paranoia is Common With the Mention of One Patient Stabbing a Horse, a Number of Patients Trying to Cut Throats or Commit Suicide, Some Escape Attempts, Many Deaths of Patients, Reports of Evil Spirits, Monsters at Night, Visits From Dead Family Members, a Number of Cases Relating to Poisons, One Patient Remembers Being Born, One Patient Believes She is the Queen Plus Many Others [see Images for Examples]
Book Measures Approx 8 X 6 Inches
Note Book is Rubbed & Scuffed to Cover, Occasional Minor Mark to Pages
Overall in Very Good Condition With Boards Well Attached
Price The price has been listed in British Pounds.
Conversion rates as of 7/APR/2025. Euro & Dollar prices will vary and should only be used as a guide.
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Category Antique Books
Date 1852
Early Victorian Antiques Material Leather
Origin British
Item code as1207a577 / 563-EB
Status Sold
£1550.00 
$1977.03 
€1810.09 
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Near Walford, Ross on Wye
Herefordshire
Tel : 01989762478
or : 07980639356
Non UK callers : +44 1989762478 or +44 7980639356
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