Intelligence, Emotion and Social Behavior Following. Prefrontal Lobotomy for Mental Disorders by Walter Freeman & James W. Watts First edition, first printing in original dust jacket.
Springfield, Illinois & Baltimore: Charles C. Navy Holliston Sturdite lettered in gilt. Very Good+ in rare original two-sided dust jacket, a little soiled and edge-worn. Light wear to bottom board, very slight wrinkling to endpapers, bookseller's ticket to paste down. The primary published work of the controversial Dr.
Freeman, extolling the virtues of the lobotomy, the procedure that he would become world-famous for performing. Watts, his co-author and partner, would leave their practice in 1950 over objections to the cruelty of Freeman's methods. We specialize in rare and out-of-print books! The item "Psychosurgery by WALTER FREEMAN & James Watts First Edition 1942 Lobotomy" is in sale since Monday, July 2, 2018. This item is in the category "Books\Antiquarian & Collectible". The seller is "burnsiderarebooks" and is located in Portland, Oregon. This item can be shipped worldwide.