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1893 · rif. 85066 — 1893. Rare 1893 Digest of Michigan Laws Governing Insane Asylums OCLC Locates 2 Copies Insanity. Michigan. Laws Establishing and Organizing the Michigan Asylums for the Insane and the Michigan Asylum for Dangerous and Criminal Insane. N.p.: S.n. April 1893. 22 pp. Quarto 9-3/4" x 6-1/2"; 24.7 x 16.5 cm. Contemporary textured cloth gilt title Laws/ Michigan Asylums to center of front board. Rubbing and light fading to extremities moderate wear to spine ends and corners faint dampstaining to foot of boards with some crinkling to pastedowns light toning to interior. A very good copy of a rare title. $350. Only edition located. Beginning with the establishment of its first state asylum in 1859 Michigan was known for its progressive and innovative approach to mental illness. This book collects all laws concerning the state's asylums in force in April 1893. Although it does not have a preface or other explanatory matter its contents suggest it was produced for people responsible with oversight and adminstration. OCLC locates 2 copies Grand Rapids Public Library Library of Michigan. No copies located in institutions outside of Michigan. unknown