Mackay, Charles, 1814-1889.

Extraordinary popular delusions and the madness of crowds / by Ch arles Mackay ; a verbatim reprint, with reproductions of original illus trations, of the edition of 1852; with a foreword by Bernard M. Baruch. - Boston : Page, 1932. - xxiv, 724 p. : ill., plates, ports. ; 22 cm.

First edition, published in 1841 under title: Memoirs of extraordina ry popular delusions. With reproductions of title-pages of 1841 and 1852 editions.

Includes bibliographical references and index.


Impostors and imposture.--Early works to 1900.------
Swindlers and swindling.--Early works to 1900.------
Occultism --Early works to 1900.------
Delusions.--Early works to 1900.------
Social psychology.--Early works to 1900.------

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