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Kitto, John.

The Lost Senses: Deafness and Blindness [Bound with Feats on the Fiord; The Billow on the Rock by Harriet Martineau].

London: G. Cox, 1853 // 1851 // 1846. First Edition. Hardcover. From the library of Dr. Oliver Sacks, the renowned neurologist, author, and educator. He was, in his life, celebrated for his contributions to the understanding of the human brain and his ability to communicate complex scientific concepts to a broader audience. In doing so, he highlighted the profound impact of neurological disorders on human identity and experience. His library is a reflection of this remarkable polymath's questing mind.
"John Kitto (1804-1854) was a British missionary and writer of religious books who was deafened at the age of 12 by a fall. While Kitto calls The Lost Senses “a natural history of my deafness” rather than “a biography of myself,” the first volume of the work, which is focused on deafness, narrates how Kitto came to be deaf and his experiences as a deaf man both in England and abroad. The second volume, blindness, is not autobiographical (since Kitto was not blind) and turns its attention, instead, to experiences of, and texts about, blind people, including the famous American Laura Bridgman, and various blind poets, musicians and philosophers."--19th c. Disability. Very Good+. Shaken and cracked inner hinge, detached leaf (sig B1), mild to moderate shelf/edge wear, chipped spine label; loss, foxing throughout, else tight, bright, and unmarred. Quarter calf over marbled boards. Spine in five compartments, black title (loss but laid in). Small 8vo. Series 1-2 (Kitto; 206, 254pp.); (Martineau; 232, 216pp.). Item #12703

Price: $450.00