Psychology

London: The Bodley Head. 1947. Octavo Size. Near Fine copy in Very Good dustjacket. Dustjacket is complete (not price-clipped) but has a couple of small closed tears at spine ends. Previous owners neat signature & date on front pastedown. Very scarce title. 256 pages Early work on Schizophrenia with a "description of the methods based on Hatha-Yoga practices the author employed in stemming, checking, and finally routing the process of mental disease." . 1st Edition. Hardback.

London: The Danube Edition - Pan Books Ltd., 1970. Previous Owner Markings; Light Creasing on Front, Rear Covers; Front, Rear Covers, Spine Lightly Chipped; Spine Slightly Cocked; Light Moisture Damage (Staining); Edges Lightly Soiled; Moderate Yellowing Due to Age. SELLER'S NOTE TO INTERNATIONAL (NON CANADA OR USA) BUYERS: Additional shipping charges will be required and requested during the purchase process of this title. SYNOPSIS: The Act of Creation is a brilliant and important analysis by a famous author of the artistic and scientific faculties of man, including humour. In this major study Arthur Koestler advances the theory that all creative activities - the conscious and unconscious processes underlying artistic originality, scientific discovery, and comic inspiration - have a basic pattern in common, which he attempts to define. He calls it "bisociative" thinking - a word he coined to distinguish the various routines of associative thinking from the creative leap which connects… Read More

Channel 4 Books, London, U.K., 2001. First Edition?. Soft Cover.. As New/--. 7 3/4 x 5 1/4 x 1/2.. NON SMOKING STORE. My listing includes PHOTO OF ACTUAL BOOK for sale. Book NEVER READ. Book interior AS NEW, Covers Very Fine. Covers are red, white letters, pictorial front. Covers and spine are flat, clean, bright, no rips, one tiny slightly bent corner tip, no spine creases, crisp. Inside of book is tight, clean, clear, bright, flat.  Black/white photo plates. The story of the profound psychological effects of sending individuals to the front line. Contents. Acknowledgements. Bibliography. Index.

New York, New York: The Guilford Press. Fine with no Dust Jacket. 2003. Second Edition: Second Printing. Hard Cover. 802 pages: 7.25 x 10.25 in.: 4: KB#007310: No Dustjacket As Issued. Scarce, Out Of Print, Book. Boards and pages are clean, unmarked, bright, tightly bound and sharp cornered. "This authoritative text integrates state-of-the-art theory and empirical research on a wide range of child and adolescent disorders. Featuring contributions from leading scholars and clinicians, the volume is notable for its comprehensive coverage of the biological, psychological, and social-contextual determinants of childhood problems. Each chapter focuses on a specific disorder, describing its characteristics, developmental course, and epidemiology; outlining current diagnostic and classification schemes; identifying risk and protective factors; and discussing implications for prevention and treatment. Including a new chapter on adolescent substance use disorders, the second edition has… Read More

New York & Chicago: E. L. Kellogg & Co., 1899. Maroon cloth boards, gilt-stamped cover and spine. Good/No Dust Jacket. Consisting of the Famous Lectures Delivered throughout the United States and England; Much Enlarged, with many Practical Applications. Frontispiece portrait. Discusses mnemonics, memorization tricks and techniques for historical and literary information, passages, foreign languages, etc. Author of other books on language and memory. 147 pages plus advertisements. Name penciled on ffep, slight musty odor, edges soiled/dirty. Ends and corners bumped, lightly worn. Boards slightly warped. Some spotting to beginning and end pages, otherwise unmarked.

Leipzic / Vienna: Hugo Heller & Cie, 1913 pp [120] numbered 525 - 636, I - VIII, Textblock sound with a little browning, wrapper has moderate sunning towards the margins with significant fraying (some loss] to spine Scans available

Boston, Little Brown, 1986, hardcover, ix-258 pp, First Edition stated, First Printing, Signed by the Author on the title page, Very Good in Very Good dustjacket. Straight, tight and clean with no markings, slight corner and spine-end bumps, tiny stain and small scuff to boards. Dustjacket unclipped bearing original price, light rubs, light edge nicks, in new Brodart sleeve. The gifted therapist and author of A Circle of Children, Lovey, and City Kid, presents the case histories of five children that she helped overcome their individual disabilities, or combination of disabilities, including dyslexia, dysgraphia, and dyscalculia. ISBN 9780316555401

Washington, DC: Nervous and Mental Disease Publishing Company, 1925. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. 6" x 9" Hardcover; First Edition; 95pp; Tan paper covered boards with brown titling to front & spine, slight wear to top of spine & corners of boards, previous owner's address pressure stamp to FFEP, pages slightly age-toned, text unmarked, binding is tight, VG condition. Nervous and Mental Disease Monograph Series No. 39. Scarce vintage monograph translated from the German. The author, Constantin von Monakow (1853-1930) was a Russian-Swiss neuropathologist. Contents: Translator's Preface; General Considerations; Structural and Functional Factors; Tentative Organization of the Emotions, Instincts, and Morality; Anatomical Structures and Physiological Functions; Recaptulation of Preceding Chapters; Pathology of the Emotions; Dissolution and Resolution of Morality; Final Observations.

Very Rare, Unpublished Master's Thesis. A Presentation Copy Signed and Inscribed by the Author, Julian H. "Hal" Clark, Jr. This Book is in overall Good Condition. The Red Buckram Boards have Light Wear but retain Sharp Corners with No Tears, Creases, Stains, or Any Major Damage. The Binding is Strong, Intact, and Undamaged. The Interior is Clean and Unmarked (other than the Author's Signature and Inscription, of course) with No Writing, Highlighting, or Underlining and with No Tears, Creases, Stains, Foxing, or Any Major Damage. The Interior does have a somewhat Musty Odor, though the Musty Odor is not overpowering, it is the reason this Book is only in Good Condition. The Page Edges have No Remainder Mark, Spotting/Foxing, or Any Major Damage.

Rare - collectible copy of Norbert Wiener's classic. This is the first edition 7th printing. Bright red cloth cover with black and white title block, but with some shelf wear on edges. Inside there is some browning and an imperfection on the title page - see pictures, but otherwise the text is clean and unmarked. Not an ex-library copy and without any prior owner inscriptions. Overall very good condition given its age. See pictures for condition.

1974 Harper and Row first edition. One of the most important psychology books of the last century, that includes Milgram's experiments where participants administer "electric shocks" to subjects.Condition of the book is Very Good. The binding is straight and sound. Inside pages are complete and unmarked. Condition issue include light wear to the book's exterior, and the prior owner's name on the front free endpaper.Condition of the dust jacket is Very Good. The DJ has been price clipped. It is protected in a new mylar cover.Please message me with any questions.

Chicago: University of Chicago Press. Good in Good dust jacket; Spine cocked, front hinge cracked, jacket . lightly worn.. 1972. Second Printing. Hardcover. 0226949990 . xv, 400pp. Illustrations. Index. Navy cloth binding. A history of the art of memory from antiquity through the 20th century, including its cultural and literary impacts. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall .

Rare first edition of this very early work on hypnotism, In very Good condition for its age. Binding is still tight despite cracks between inside covers and text. Pages are clean and without tears or marks. There does not appear to be any foxing or age toning on the pages.Cover edges have moderate shelf wear.

Doyle, A. Conan. The Land of Mist. 1926, Hodder & Stoughon/ George H. Doran 1st US Edition. A PROFESSOR CHALLENGER ADVENTURE. RARE. Used. Very Good Condition/ No DJ Included. Apple green cloth boards with large black titling on front board and spine. Bright pages. 285 pages with appendix. 5 ¼ X 7 ¾.YOUR OFFERS ARE WELCOME HERE!

Caldwell, Erskine. A BANNED BOOK. GOD'S LITTLE ACRE. Copyright 1933, #51 Viking Press Modern Library Edition. Used. Very Good/ Very Good UNCLIPPED Original publisher's $1.65 Dust jacket. RARE THUS. Summary: a 20th century American story about a disfunctional farming family in Georgia, obsessed with sex and wealth. Controversial sexual themes caused this book to be banned in New York and Boston. Our copy does not include the Greenspan Judgement statement on obscenity. 5 X 7 1/4. 303 pages plus adverts. This book was made into a film by the same name in 1958 starring Robert Ryan. YOUR OFFERS ARE WELCOME HERE!