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Psychoanalysis of the Prostitute by: Choisy, Maryse
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Psychoanalysis of the Prostitute
by: Choisy, Maryse

Hardcover. New York, Philosophical Library, Inc, 1st, 1961, Book: Good, Dust Jacket: Fair, 138 pages. Hardcover. Dust jacket unclipped. Covers slightly bent with touch of foxing, but otherwise good. Dust jacket has some moisture damage on back and some chipping at spine. Clean inside.

Record # 30908

Price: $15.00
Price: $15.00 

Freud's Discovery of Psychoanalysis: The Politics of Hysteria (SIGNED BY AUTHOR) by: McGrath, William J.
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Freud's Discovery of Psychoanalysis: The Politics of Hysteria (SIGNED BY AUTHOR) by: McGrath, William J.Freud's Discovery of Psychoanalysis: The Politics of Hysteria (SIGNED BY AUTHOR) by: McGrath, William J.

Freud's Discovery of Psychoanalysis: The Politics of Hysteria (SIGNED BY AUTHOR)
by: McGrath, William J.

Hardcover. Ithaca, NY, Cornell University Press, 1st Edition, 1986, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, 336 pages. Hardcover. SIGNED BY AUTHOR. Tan cloth bound covers, red title on spine. In excellent condition, pages clean, bright, unmarked. Binding tight. Spin straight. Dust jacket unclipped, has a touch of tanning, otherwise very good, no tears or rips. Previous bookstore's label on spine. Traces the historical roots of an idea that has had an incalculable impact on twentieth-century thought and culture by examining the interplay of Freud's inner life--his fantasies and dreams--with the world around him.

Record # 32854

Price: $15.00
Price: $15.00 

Hypnotic Investigation of Psychodynamic Processes: The Collected Papers of Milton H. Erickson on Hypnosis - Volume 2 by: Erickson/Ernest Rossi (Ed.), Milton H.
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Hypnotic Investigation of Psychodynamic Processes: The Collected Papers of Milton H. Erickson on Hypnosis - Volume 2
by: Erickson/Ernest Rossi (Ed.), Milton H.

Hardcover. NY, Irvington Publishers, Inc, 1st , 1980, Book: Good, Dust Jacket: Good, Hardcover, 367 pages. Volume II only. Foxing to top and side edges. Chipping to dust jacket. Otherwise, tight clean copy.

Record # 373761

Price: $30.00
Price: $30.00 

Women On Top of the World: What Women Think About When They're Having Sex by: Lucy-Anne Holmes (Ed.)
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Women On Top of the World: What Women Think About When They're Having Sex
by: Lucy-Anne Holmes (Ed.)

Hardcover. Philadelphia, Running Press, 1st, 2021, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Hardcover in pictorial boardas. This collection of fifty true disclosures by women around the world from all ages and walks of life reveals their innermost thoughts and feelings during sex, accompanied by full-color interpretive illustrations from cutting-edge artists. Author Lucy-Anne Holmes has spoken to women from around the globe, ranging in age from 19-75, as they reveal their innermost thoughts and feelings during sex. The result is an incredible compendium of true disclosures that are funny and sad, shocking and tender. Clean copy.

Record # 381687

Price: $12.00
Price: $12.00 

Class IV: Neurotica by: N/A
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Class IV: Neurotica by: N/AClass IV: Neurotica by: N/A

Class IV: Neurotica
by: N/A

Hardcover. unknown publisher, circa 1830s, Book: Fair, Dust Jacket: None, Hardcover, 3/4 leather over marbled boards, Cover detached. Title page missing. First page states CLASS IV, next page lists diseases of the nervous function under NEUROTICA. 432 pages of scholarly, detailed descriptions follow. All pages of text are present. Appears to be a volume published in the first part of the 1800s, from a Rochester NY library. Sold as is.

Record # 382598

Price: $40.00
Price: $40.00 

Possession: Demoniacal and Other Among Primitive Races, in Antiquity, The Middle Ages, and Modern Times by: Oesterreich, T.K.
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Possession: Demoniacal and Other Among Primitive Races, in Antiquity, The Middle Ages, and Modern Times
by: Oesterreich, T.K.

Hardcover. NY, University Books, 1sr, 1966, Book: Good, Dust Jacket: None, Hardcover, orange cloth stamped in black, 400 pages. Discusses The Nature and State of Possession, Exorcism, and Shamanism. Looks at the history of possession, and its importance to religious psychology. With an appendix on Parapsychology. Traugott Konstantin Oesterreich [1880-1949] was a German psychologist and philosopher at the University Tubingen. He published numerous works on parapsychology and the occult. This is an ex-lib copy with stamping, residue to endpapers. No dust jacket, small sticker on spine, clean interior.

Record # 397863

Price: $50.00
Price: $50.00 

The Magic Years: Understanding and Handling the Problems of Early Childhood by: Selma H. Fraiberg
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The Magic Years: Understanding and Handling the Problems of Early Childhood
by: Selma H. Fraiberg

Hardcover. NY, Charles Scribner's Sons, reprint, 1967, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Hardcover, blue cloth with black and gilt stamping, 305 pages. A guide for parents who wish to understand the physical and psychological problems of early childhood. A pioneering work on early childhood development that is as relevant today as when it was first published in 1950. Covers with some discoloration to blue color, interior of book is clean, tight.

Record # 399062

Price: $15.00
Price: $15.00 

Primal Scream, The - Priamal Therapy - The Cure for Neurosis by: Janov, Arthur
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Primal Scream, The - Priamal Therapy - The Cure for Neurosis
by: Janov, Arthur

Softcover. New York, Perigee Books, Reprint, 1981, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, 446 pages. Softcover with only light shelf wear to covers. Light marginal foxing to top edge. Clean, unmarked copy.

Record # 750499

Price: $12.00
Price: $12.00 

Elements of Psychology, Part 1 by: Morell, J. D.
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Elements of Psychology, Part 1
by: Morell, J. D.

Hardcover. London, William Pickering, 1st, 1853, Book: Good, Dust Jacket: None, 309 pages. Hardcover. Brown cloth covers w/ faded gilt lettering on spine. Light soiling to covers, rubbing to corners. Water stains to end papers. Rear hinge starting to crack. Spine slightly cocked. Else pages clean and tight.

Record # 851519

Price: $150.00
Price: $150.00 

Lux e Tenebris; or, The Testimony of Consciousness by: Giles, Francis
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Lux e Tenebris; or, The Testimony of Consciousness
by: Giles, Francis

Hardcover. London, Trubner & Co., 1st, 1874, Book: Good, Dust Jacket: None, 361 pages. Hardcover. Fold-out diagram attached to title page. Brown cloth covers w/ edge wear, chipping to top of spine. Marking on title page. Foxing to fly leaves. Hinges cracking. Else pages clean and tight.

Record # 851521

Price: $80.00
Price: $80.00 

Vintage & Antiquarian Psychology Books

Browse used, rare, and out-of-print psychology books spanning theory, therapy, and the history of the mind. Notable titles include Arthur Janov's The Primal Scream, Selma H. Fraiberg's The Magic Years, and the collected hypnosis papers of Milton H. Erickson.

The range reaches from J. D. Morell's Victorian Elements of Psychology and T. K. Oesterreich's study Possession: Demoniacal and Other to Maryse Choisy's Psychoanalysis of the Prostitute, covering psychoanalysis, developmental psychology, and cultural case studies. Editions include early printings and later scholarly collections, and several volumes reflect the shifting theories of their day.

As used and rare stock, condition and availability vary by copy, and several titles are uncommon. Browse the collection and order online.