Psychology-Psychiatry-Mental Health/Illness from Gargoyle Books

Garden City, New York: Doubleday Anchor, 1953. First Mass Market Paperback Edition 1st Printing. Mass Market Paperback. Very Good+. Gorey, Edward. Another is the vast collection of Anchor paperback covers created by the late, great Edward Gorey, highly prized as tertiary collectibles in their own right! Orig. published in 1950, the work is also value as a sociopsychological… Read more about this item

Philadelphia/London: Harper & Brothers, 1928. First Edition First Printing 1st Printing. Hardcover. Very Good+/No Jacket. The pioneer in the field of behavioral psychology outlines its basic tenets & explains how they apply to human behavior. A FIRST EDITION, First Printing (D-C), from 1928, in 144 pages with Index, this hardcover octavo (8vo) has black cloth-covered boards with… Read more about this item

Princeton, New Jersey, U.S.A.: Princeton University Press, 1952. First Edition Later Printing 3rd Printing. Hardcover. Near Fine/No Jacket. Near contemporary analysis of the startling impact, including widespread public panic, of Orson Welles' broadcast of "The War of the Worlds,'' which millions of his radio listeners took to be a true account of a Martian invasion of Earth… Read more about this item

Moab, Utah: Real People Press, 1979. First Softcover Edition 2nd Printing. Soft cover. Very Good+. Edited from audiotapes of introductory NLP (neurolinguistic programming) training workshops conducted by the authors, this book is a good introduction to NLP, in 194 pages. Trade paperback in 194 pages with Bibliography. Orig. published in hardcover in 1979, this is the Second Printing… Read more about this item

Hollywood, California: Wilshire Book Commpany, 1968. First, Thus . Soft cover. Near Fine. Called " A Correct Guide to the Science and How Subjects Are Influenced,'' this introduction the art & science of hypnotism was first written in 1893 & published by Wilshire in 1957. This is the First (1968) reprint of that edition, which had gone out… Read more about this item

Chicago, Illinois, U.S.A.: Yogi Publication Society of Chicago, Illinois, 1906. First Edition First Printing . Hardcover. Good+/No Jacket. An introduction to "raja" yoga by one of its leading practitioners at the turn of the 20th century, anticipating modern mindfulness practices with its focus on yoga's mental aspects & development of the conscious, subconscious, & mental planes as a… Read more about this item

Palo Alto, California, U.S.A.: Science & Behavior Books, 1975. First Trade Paperback Edition . Soft cover. Very Good+. Examines the use of language in therapy and outlines a meta-model based on transformational linguistics & intuition to guide work with clients. Summarizes some of the language skills of some of the world's most talented psychotherapists, & provides lots of… Read more about this item

Praeger, 1989. First Edition First Printing . Hardcover. As New/No Jacket. One of the "Dialogues i Contemporary Psychology" series, this volume explores the life & work of psychologist Albert Bandura (1925-2021), a major influence on the development of social learning & cognitive theories. In 112 pages with Index & Bibliography, Foreword by Ernest R. Hilgard. Part of a… Read more about this item

New York, New York, U.S.A.: Harper & Row, 1971. First Edition Later Printing 5th or later Printing. Hardcover. Very Good+/Near Fine. Plath, Sylvia. Plath's novelized treatment of her own descent into madness & despair. Orig. published in Britain under a pseudonym, this is the FIRST AMERICAN EDITION, Sixth Printing, with a Biographical Note by Lois Ames which contains… Read more about this item

New York, New York: Pantheon Books, Inc.. Hardcover. Very Good/Good. Comprehensive overview of the opinions & saying of Swiss psychologist Jung, containing 1000+ quotations from 60 of his works, arranged under four main headings: The Nature & Activity of the Psyche, Man in His Relations to Others, The World of Values, & On Ultimate Things. Orig. published in… Read more about this item

New York, New York: Pantheon Books, Inc., 1954. First Thus . Hardcover. Very Good+/Fair. Comprehensive collection of the great Swiss psychoanalyst's most important writings on the theory & practice of psychotherapy, including two papers that have never previously appeared in English. A First Edition, first printing, from 1954, this is the 16th volume of his collected works, representing… Read more about this item

First Edition First Printing . Hardcover. Fair-Good/No Dust Jacket, as Issued. The Third Revised Edition from 1896 of what had already become a classic in the burgeoning field of psychology since it was first published in 1886, then reissued in 1891. In his Preface, Dewey addresses the problem of how to integrate philosophy & psychology, melding the scientific"… Read more about this item

London, England: Constable & Co., Limited, 1910. First Edition First Printing . Hardcover. Very Good+/No Jacket. Prominent medical doctor from Boston, MA, explores the role of "magical remedies,'' eg, spells & incantations, relics, amulets, the laying-on of hands, & mesmerism, in the evolution of "modern mental healing,'' including psychotherapy. The role & power of suggestion & imagination in… Read more about this item

New York, New York, U.S.A.: Greenberg, 1951. First Edition First Printing 1st Printing. Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good-. Writing from the perspective of "a quarter century of participation in American life as a homosexual,'' the author offers a "spiritual autobiography" of his shame & guilt, attempt to find love, attempt to find a cure through psychoanalysis, marriage to a… Read more about this item

Philadelphia/London: J. B. Lippincott Company, 1919. Limited Edition . Hardcover. As New/No Jacket as Issued. Groundbreaking work in behavioral psychology from one of the discipline's preeminent founders, in 429 pages with Index. Orig. published in 1919, this is an exact replica of that edition, privately printed for members of the Classics of Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences Library, bound… Read more about this item

Garden City, New York: Doubleday Anchor, 1969. Soft cover. Near Fine. This classic work in psychology & anthropology documents a psychotherapeutic interaction conducted by the author with an American "Wolf" Plains Indian, demonstrating the intersection of culture, personality, & mental status. Orig. published in hardcover in 1951, this is the First Trade Paperback Edition with revisions from 1969,… Read more about this item

New York, New York: Schocken Books, 1978. First Edition First Printing . Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. Collection of 19 essays that offer a psychosocial perspective on "the condition of man in an endangered world." In 330 pages with Notes & list of publications in rear. A FIRST EDITION, First Printing, from 1978, this hardcover 8vo has reddish-brown cloth-covered boards… Read more about this item

Anchor Press/Doubleday, 1977. Paperback Original (PBO) 1st Printing. Soft cover. Fine. Caroff, Joe. A sane look at "encounter groups,'' which became wildly popular in the 1960s-1970s. Dedicated "to all those who want to kiss the guru goodbye." In 148 pages with Index & extensive Bibliography, this is a Paperback Original from 1977, never before published in book form.… Read more about this item

Garden City, New York: Garden City Publishing Company, Inc., 1930. Reprint . Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. Seminal work & very first book by the American psychiatrist who would become world renowned for his groundbreaking new perspectives on mental illness. Orig. published by Knopf in 1930, this is a reprint, c. same era, with former owner's name & "1933"… Read more about this item

New York, New York: Columbia University Press, 1936. First Edition First Printing 1st Printing. Hardcover. Near Fine/No Jacket. Documents the conduct & results of a pioneering study of juvenile delinquency in New York City in 1930, comparing results across neighborhoods, boroughs, gender, race, parental immigrant status, & religion. Vol 12 in the "Studies of the Research Bureau of… Read more about this item