The Doctor and the Soul: An Introduction to Logotherapy (First Edition) by Frankl, Viktor E - 1955

New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1955. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1955.

FIRST EDITION, FIRST PRINTING with all first issue points, including FIRST EDITION stated, $4.00 price on flap, etc.

Near Fine in Very Good+ or better Dust Jacket. Tight binding; clean pages and covers; contemporary owner's name and date on front endpaper; very little wear; dust jacket is very clean and bright with no real loss and just the slightest wear; price not clipped ($4.00).

The Doctor and the Soul by Dr. Viktor E. Frankl, the Vienesse psychiatrist and founder of logotherapy, which explores topics on the meaning of life in general as well as the meaning of specific areas of one's life, such as work and personal relationships. Frankl took the original manuscript of the book with him into the Nazi concentration camps where he was held. However, it was soon discarded by other inmates. Frankl later reconstructed the manuscript from memory while still in the concentration camps, and published after the end of World War II.

"A new approach to the neurotic personality that emphasizes man's spiritual values and the quest for meaning in life."--front panel.

By the author of Man's Search for Meaning. Important and very scarce first appearance of Frankl's writing in English. Man's Search for Meaning wasn't translated until 4 years later.

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