Memoirs of Extraordinary Popular Delusions.
London: Richard Bentley, 1841.
3 volumes. 8vo, early 20th-century 3/4 calf with ornately gilt spines; marbled boards and endpapers, all edges gilt. Frontispiece portraits in each volume with tinted tissue guards, 2 additional engraved portrait plates to volume III, and bound with half-titles in volumes II and III (as issued). London: Richard Bentley, 1841. First Edition. A near fine copy of this scarce title.
First edition of Mackay's important work of social psychology, studying the "madness of crowds" in its many manifestations over history. The Memoirs discusses popular delusions of all types and considers the enthusiasm of mankind for areas such as alchemy, witchcraft, relics, the Crusades, urban myths, as well as economic events such as the tulip bubble, the Mississippi Bubble, and the South Sea Bubble.
Binding: Hardcover
Condition: Near Fine
Edition: First
Language: English
Price: $15,000.00
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