GUISLAIN, Joseph. Leçons orales sur les phrénopathies, ou Traité théorique et pratique des maladies mentales. 1852.

First edition.
This book consists of the lessons given at the clinic of the Ghent mental health institutions, by Joseph Guislain (1797-1860), who was one of the pioneering doctors in the treatment of mental illness in Belgium.
He worked for a humane treatment of patients and built the first hospice based on modern concepts.

Presentation copy to Charles Vervier (probably Karl-August Vervier (1789-1872)).