Anokhin, P[etr] K[uz'mich]

New Conception on the Physiological Architecture of the Conditioned Reflex

Moscow: First Sechenov Medical Institute, 1959. Hard Cover. First Edition. INSCRIBED and SIGNED by the author on the front free endpage. The book is inscribed "To Prof. H. Schlosberg with compliments from the author P. Anokhin." Harold Schlosberg (1904 - 1964) was a professor of psychology at Brown University, known for his work on various topics ranging from conditioned reflexes to expression of human emotions, he co-authored the 1954 second edition of the textbook of Experimental Psychology, with Robert Sessions Woodworth, a highly influential textbook in the field. Very good thin quarto in grey buckram over flexible boards. The corners of the boards are bumped and worn. Offsetting to the endpages; otherwise, the interior is clean. Left justified photo-offset text with numerous diagrams. In good tan dust jacket with maroon title printed on front panel. The ownership stamp of Harold Schlosberg / Psychology Department is stamped across the title on the jacket. There are several large open tears to the edges of the jacket. 61 pages. PSYCH/110612. Very Good.

Blum, Gerald S.

The Blacky Pictures. A Technique for the Exploration of Personality Dynamics

New York: Psychological Corporation, 1950. Paperback. First Edition. Uncommon. Manual of instructions, set of 12 cartoons, and 4 inquiry cards. The record blanks which are listed under "materials" in the table of contents are not included. The set of cartoons printed on stiff cardstock (10.75 inches x 8.25 inches) feature a cartoon dog "Blacky" engaging in various activities with Papa, Mama, and Tippy. The patient is asked to make up a story about each cartoon and then answer a series of questions. Possible answers to the questions are interpreted in a very Freudian manner with references to oral eroticism, masturbation guilt, penis envy, castration anxiety, and ego ideals. The manual and record blanks are side-stapled. The cover of the manual browned along the edges and soiled on the front. There is a 3 inch closed tear along the spine of the manual and a one inch closed tear to the bottom edge of both the cover and title page. The edges of the cartoons are browned and lightly worn along the edges. All materials are housed in a tan stiff paper folder with black title to front and spine panels. The folder is split and worn along the edges in some places and is soiled on the front panel. A fascinating personality test. The manual is 22 pages and each of the record blanks are 12 pages. PSYCH/110512. Very Good.

Bousfield, W.R.

The Basis of Memory. Psyche Miniatures.

London: Kegan Paul, Trench, Trubner & Co. Ltd, 1928. Hard Cover. General Series No. 141. Inscribed by the author "Prof T.M. Lowry from W.R.B." on the front free endpage. Thomas Martin Lowry (1874 - 1936) was an English physical chemist who developed the Bronsted-Lowry acid theory and was a founding member and president of the Faraday Society. He published a few hundred papers and several books. Red cloth spine with beige paper covered boards. Beige paper title label with red title to spine. Darkening and a few small chips to spine label. Browning and rubbing to covers and spine. Foxing to endpages and a few spots of foxing to interior pages. Previous owner's signature in pencil to front endpage. 132 pages plus 1 pages of ads. PSYCH/080912. Very Good.

Bruce, H. Addington

Self-Development: A Handbook for the Ambitious

New York and London: Funk & Wagnalls Company, 1921. Hard Cover. 8vo. Brown cloth covered boards with gilt title to front board and faded gilt title to browned spine. Minor edgewear to exterior. Previous owner's address sticker to front paste down. Underlining and marks to margin done in pencil throughout. Interesting self-help book. Index, 332 pages. Psychology. PSYCH/111312. Very Good.

Bunker, M.N

You Wrote It Yourself. The Key to Handwriting Analysis

Cleveland: The World Syndicate Publishing Company, 1939. Cloth Boards. 8vo. Grey cloth boards with title pastedown to spine and front boards. Slight bump to spine ends; very small tear to head of spine. Interior is very clean with many B&W plates. Tight binding. Orange and black dj with wear/creasing to edges. Chipping to spine ends of jacket. Small open tear to spine of jacket. Price-clipped jacket. 240 pp. PSY/020205. Very Good in Very Good Minus dj.

Cantril, Hadley and Welles, Orson

The Invasion From Mars. A Study in the Psychology of Panic with Complete Script of the Famous Orson Welles Broadcast

Princeton: Princeton UP, 1940. Hard Cover. 1st edition. Very good in blue and tan cloth. Spine has some mottling. A few faint marks to lower board. Psychology. PSY/12130 Occult. Very Good.

Conolly, John

The Treatment of the Insane without Mechanical Restraints

Birmingham, AL: Classics of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences Library, 1990. Hard Cover. Special reprint edition from the first edition of 1856. Bound in brown pigskin with gilt title and decoration to spine. Gilt design to front and rear boards. Full edges gilt, marbled endpages, and ribbon bookmark. Pristine. 380 pages. PSYCH/110512. Fine.

Dubois, Patterson

Fireside Child-Study: The Art of Being Fair and Kind

New York: Dodd, Mead and Company, 1903. Hard Cover. Henry F. Burt's copy with his name inked to the front free endpage. Henry F. Burt (1897 - 1996) was a noted social worker who was commited to helping the poor and less fortunate. He became involved in the settlement house movement and worked on the staff of Graham Taylor's Chicago Commons Settlement House [University of Rhode Island Library: Guide to the Burt / Bock family papers 1831 - 1996]. Very good in dark green cloth boards with gilt title to spine and front cover. Fraying to spine ends with small loss to book cloth, light fraying to corners, and light rubbing to joints. Interior is clean overall with a few marginal ticks lightly penciled on about ten pages. Two pages have been opened haphazardly leaving a small chip along the edge of the page. A nice, clean copy of this scarce work. 159 pages. PSYCH/022613. Very Good.

Elliot, Hugh

Human Character

London: Longmans, Green and Co. 1922. Hard Cover. SCARCE. 8vo. Ex Libris. Maroon cloth covered boards with black title to the spine. Call number to foot of spine. Bumping to spine ends and corners. Soiling and minor discoloration to exterior. Light soiling throughout though text remains bright. . Library punch stamp to title page. Stamp to table of contents. 272 pages. Psychology. PSYCH/111312. Very Good.

Falconer, William

A Dissertation on the Influence of the Passions Upon the Disorders of the Body. Being the Essay to which the Fothergillian Medal was adjudged

London: Printed for C. Dilly in the Poultry; and J. Phillips, 1788. Hard Cover. Uncommon First Edition. William Falconer (1744-1824) was an English physician who was a frequent contributor of papers to learned societies on a range of medical subjects. He wrote on such topics as bath waters, nephritis, fevers, gout, and the influence of climate. This work was the first psychiatric prize essay awarded the Fothergillian Medal in 1787 by the Medical Society of London. Bound in contemporary mottled goatskin, with gilt ruled panels, raised spine bands, and embossed compartmental fleurons, with red leather spine label. Embossed library stamp to the title page and one internal page. There is light foxing throughout, and a few pages are neatly repaired at the gutters, else a handsome copy. 105 pages plus advertisements. MED/051612. Very Good.

Freud, Sigmund

Die Traumdeutung [The Interpretation of Dreams]

Leipzig und Wien: Franz Deuticke, 1911. Hard Cover. Third Edition. This is Freud’s greatest work and one of the most influential books of the twentieth century. First published in 1899, the book introduced Freud’s theory of the unconscious with respect to dream interpretation, his theories of psychoanalysis, and the subconscious. Its influence has extended far outside the field of psychiatry into culture and literature. Very good in brown cloth with marbled paper covered boards and gilt title to spine. Minor fraying and wear to spine ends, joints, and edges of boards. The interior hinges have been repaired with green binder’s tape. A crack is visible to the gutter between the colophon and last page. Light foxing and previous owner’s signature in pen on the half title page. 414 pages. PSYCH/051512. Very Good.

Freud, Sigmund (James Strachey, Translator and Editor)

Basic Works of Sigmund Freud

Philadelphia: Franklin Library. Hard Cover. Fine in genuine tan leather boards with gilt title to spine. Gilt decoration to boards and spine. Pristine interior. Silk more endpages, full edges gilt, ribbon book mark. 737 pages. PSY/052212. Fine.