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1-10 of 19 documents published in 1903

Giovanni DOLCETTI

Le bische e il giuoco d'azzardo a Venezia (1172-1807)

Manuzio Editore, Venezia 1903.

Ellis STANYON

Magic. In which are given clear and concise explanations of all the well-known illusions as well as many new ones here presented for the first time

The Penn Publishing Company, Philadelphia 1903.

A. ALPHEUS

Complete hypnotism, mesmerism, mind-reading and spiritualism. How to hypnotize, being an exhaustive and practical system of method, application and use

M.A. Donohue & Co., Chicago 1903.

Written in 1903, just sixty years after the word "hypnotism" was coined, this book explores the contemporary understanding of the nature, uses and dangers of the technique. Hypnotism has been practiced for many centuries, but it was in the mid-to-late nineteenth century that it became a particularly fashionable way to explore the human mind. Although understanding of the subject has evolved considerably over subsequent years, this book remains a fascinating insight into a technique once thought to be at the forefront of medical science.