Comparative Folk Medicine, Healing Factors, Superstition, Magic 1908-9

HOVORKA, OSKAR VON & KRONFELD, A. Vergleichende Volksmedizin: eine Darstellung Volksmedizinischer Sitten und Gebraeuche, Anschauungen und Heilfaktoren, des Aberglaubens und der Zaubermedizin. (Comparative Folk Medicine: a representation of folk medicine manners and uses, beliefs and healing factors, superstition and magic medicine). Stuttgart: Strecter & Schroder, 1908-1909. Einleitung von Max Neuberger.

First Edition. Two quarto volumes. Vol. 2 is thick quarto. Text in Dutch.Profusely illustrated with over 245 full-page and textual illustrations throughout. Original blue cloth over marbled boards, gilt-stamped spines. Top edges red. Previous owner's small stamp to title pages and front pastedowns. Overall, very good.

Classic analytical study of the development of scientific medicine from prehistoric, folk, and magic medicine. "Most authoritative work so far available." --GM 6455.