Search Results: Psychology from Twin City Antiquarian Books

Detroit: Center for Health Education, 1976 WYSIWYG pricing--no added shipping charge for standard shipping within USA. Inscribed by author. Green cloth, gilt-on-black titles on front board & spine, xxv, 213 pp, 8 pp b & w photos, name index, subject index. Tail of spine bumped, else fine. DJ worn a bit at corners & spine ends, tail of spine creased; in Brodart archival cover. Inscribed by author to fellow psychiatrist Donald W. Hastings on half-title, dated Oct. 22, 1976. This is Prof. Dorsey's journal of his self-analysis with the help of Sigmund Freud, with occasional explanatory text.. First Trade. . Near Fine/Near Fine. 23½ X 15½ cm.

Detroit: Center for Health Education, 1976 WYSIWYG pricing--no added shipping charge for standard shipping within USA. Inscribed by author. Number 216 of 500 copies. Brown pebble-grained cloth, gilt-on-black titles on front board & spine, xxv, 215 pp, 8 pp b & w photos, name index, subject index. One corner slightly bumped, else fine. DJ worn a bit at corners & spine ends; in Brodart archival cover. Inscribed by author to fellow psychiatrist Donald W. Hastings on half-title, dated Dec. 10, 1976; also signed on limitation page. This is Prof. Dorsey's journal of his self-analysis with the help of Sigmund Freud, with occasional explanatory text.. Limited. . Near Fine/Near Fine. 23½ X 15½ cm.

New York: McGraw-Hill Book Company, Inc., 1973 WYSIWYG pricing--no added shipping charge for standard shipping within USA. Brown cloth, [viii], 250 pp, notes, index. Edges somewhat soiled, bottom corner watermarked, a bit of a wave to paper, front endpaper re-glued to book block with acid-free PVA. DJ has tide marks on inner surface that are not mirrored on boards, edge wear, and a crease on front flap; in Brodart archival cover. "From the American badger to the Bermuda petrel, from the blackfooted ferret to the wild baboon, the authors range through the animal kingdom in search of counterparts of the human condition." Shipping weight 2 lbs.. First Edition. . VG-/VG-. 23½ X 15½ cm.

New York: Pantheon Books, 1994 WYSIWYG pricing--no added shipping charge for standard shipping within USA. Quarter blue cloth with blue paper covered boards, xv, 334 pp. Tail of spine slightly rolled with just a bit of edge wear, a few tiny bumps on top and bottom edges, else as new. DJ has a scratch on back panel, top edge of front panel slightly rolled, else as new in Brodart archival cover. Follow-up book to Driven to Distraction, in which Drs. Hallowell and Ratey described ADD and presented case histories, this book answers "the most frequently asked questions" about it. It deals with ADD in both children and adults, discussing its effects in school, the workplace, marriage, etc. "Both of us trained at the Massachusetts Mental Health Center, where the overriding principle was to listen to the patient first. We have taken with us the value of remaining loyal to no dogma other than the open inquiry into our patients' pain. We do not, therefore, see ADD everywhere. We try… Read More

New York: Basic Books, Inc, 1985 WYSIWYG pricing--no added shipping charge for standard shipping within USA. Full mauve cloth, gilt titles on spine, xx, 343 pp, bibliography, index. DJ shows slight wear at corners & head of spine, else fine; in Brodart archival cover. According to the DJ, this book "is the first to present a comprehensive cognitive model for understanding and treating anxiety disorders and phobias." Beck describes a model for understanding these disorders, and Emery describes treatment based on the model. Shipping weight 3 lbs. (International 2 lbs., 4 oz.). First Edition. . Fine/Near Fine. 24 X 16 cm.

New York: The Macmillan Company, 1969 WYSIWYG pricing--no added shipping charge for standard shipping within USA. Signed by Author recto ffep. Mauve cloth, gilt titles & decoration on spine, 256 pp, bibliography, index. DJ spine slightly faded, a bit of rubbing and two small tears; in Brodart archival cover.. First Edition. Fine/Near Fine. 21½ X 14½ cm.

New York: Random House, 2007 WYSIWYG pricing--no added shipping charge for standard shipping within USA. Black boards, foil titles on spine, xxviii, 366, [1] pp, notes, bibliography, index. DJ in Brodart archival cover. Shipping weight 3 lbs. (International 2 lbs., 4 oz.). Later printing. . Fine/Fine. 24 X 16 cm.

Topeka, KS: The Menninger Foundation WYSIWYG pricing--no added shipping charge for standard shipping within USA. Bound in blue buckram, with titles on spine and original owner's name stamped on front cover variously in foil or gilt. Shipping weight 35 lbs.. . Fine/No dj. 23½ X 15½ cm.

Mahwah, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, 1995 WYSIWYG pricing--no added shipping charge for standard shipping within USA. Laminated pictorial boards, pale blue spine with dark blue titles & black device, x, 439 pp, many figures, bibliography, index. Previous owner's name and a couple of notes on front endpapers, faint 1 cm spot to fore-edge. Applies mathematical chaos and catastrophe theory to "the psychology of people at work--with their machines, their management on both sides of the social hierarchy, their exposure to accidents and other health hazards, how they use their imaginations and forces that stifle them, and some of the radical shifts in the societies that they live and work in. The social theories suddenly become more organized and unified than ever before." Shipping weight 3 lbs. (International 2 lbs., 12 oz.). First Edition. . VG+/No dj. 23½ X 16 cm.

New York, London & Toronto: Longmans, Green, & Co, 1932 WYSIWYG pricing--no added shipping charge for standard shipping within USA. Black straight-grained cloth, gilt titles, xi, 527 pp, 24 figures, footnotes, bibliography, index. Some of the gilt decorations rubbed off of spine, corners lightly bumped, owners' names on ffep. Contents: the child's mental inheritance; physical & mental growth; the instinct theory & native responses; perceptual-motor learning: conditioned response & complex habits; origins of meaning in speech & the first ideas; growth of meanings; organization of meanings in thinking & reasoning; why children learn: the problem of motivation; nature & functions of play; general causes of juvenile delinquency; factors in the genesis & control of antisocial conduct; the growth of personality. Shipping weight 3 lbs. (International 2 lbs., 4 oz.). 2nd ed, 3rd ptg. . VG/No dj. 20 X 14 cm.

New York: International Universities Press, 1965 WYSIWYG pricing--no added shipping charge for standard shipping within USA. Grey cloth, foil titles on spine, 797 pp, bibliography, index. Paper browning slightly. Collection of 24 papers originally published in various journals from 1951 to 1964, with a new introduction by the author and preface by Robert P. Knight. Shipping weight 3 lbs.. . Fine/No dj. 22½ X 15 cm.

New York & London: Basic Books, Inc, 1967 WYSIWYG pricing--no added shipping charge for standard shipping within USA. Burgundy cloth, gilt titles & red foil rules on spine, blind monogram on front board, frontis. portrait, x, 943 pp, footnotes, chapter bibliographies, supplemental bibliography, index. Top edge slightly sunned, faint soil to boards, else fine. DJ has slight edge wear, a 1-cm tear to head of spine; in Brodart archival cover. Contains a memorial essay by Gill, a review of Rapaport's contributions to psychology by Gill and George S. Klein, and 65 papers by Rapaport, who died in 1960. Shipping weight 5 lbs.. . Near Fine/Near Fine. 24 X 16½ cm.

New York: Basic Books, Inc, 1959 WYSIWYG pricing--no added shipping charge for standard shipping within USA. Five volumes bound in brown cloth, gilt-on-black titles on spine, 359 pp, 404 pp, 607 pp, 508 pp, 396 pp, footnotes, bibliographies, index. Volume 2 has small stain to top edge, Volume 4 has faint remains of pencil scribbling on endpapers, Volume 5 has underlining in one article, otherwise Fine. Originally published as Numbers 7, 8, 9, 10, & 37 of The International Psycho-Analytical Library. Translated under the supervision of Joan Riviere and Alix & James Strachey. According to the preface, "these Collected Papers...constitute the real basis of Psycho-Analysis. All Professor Freud's other work and theories are essentially founded on the clinical investigations of which these papers are the only published record." Fits in flat-rate box. Shipping weight 9 lbs.. 8th ptg. . Very Good/No dj. 21½ X 15 cm.

Pacific Grove, CA: Brooks/Cole Publishing Company, 1993 WYSIWYG pricing--no added shipping charge for standard shipping within USA. Purple glossy printed paper-covered boards, xvii, 622 pp, chapter bibliographies, index. Contents: crisis intervention theory & application; suicide; posttraumatic stress disorder; sexual assault; woman battering; chemical dependency; personal loss; violent behavior in institutions; hostage crises; human services workers in crisis: burnout; new directions. Shipping weight 3 lbs.. 2nd ed, 4th ptg. . Fine/No dj. 24 X 16½ cm.

New York & London: Columbia University Press, 1974 WYSIWYG pricing--no added shipping charge for standard shipping within USA. Vol. I: Blue cloth, foil titles on spine, xii, 395 pp, notes, bibliography, 3 indices; DJ rubbed. Vol. II: ISBN 0-231-04470-4, 1979; pale blue-grey cloth, blue foil titles on spine, xix, 274 pp, notes, bibliography, index; a little of the ink from the Vol. I DJ has rubbed off onto the back of DJ for Vol. II. Both DJs in Brodart archival covers. Shipping weight 4 lbs.. Later printing. . Fine/VG+. 23½ X 16 cm.

Los Angeles: J. F. Rowny Press, 1922 WYSIWYG pricing--no added shipping charge for standard shipping within USA. Maroon cloth, gilt titles on front board & spine, 188, [3] pp. Titles on spine faded, a few spots to cloth, edges dusty, a bit of foxing to edges & endpapers, a few leaves browned by clippings no longer present. Contents: objective & subjective functions; duality; thoughts & concentration; reason & will; telekinetic energy; telepathy; vibration; oriental philosophy; phantasms; mental healing; time or space; religion & theology; myths; self. Shipping weight 2 lbs.. Presumed First Edition. . VG/No dj. 20 X 14 cm.

Chicago: Nelson-Hall, 1976 WYSIWYG pricing--no added shipping charge for standard shipping within USA. Red cloth-textured paper-covered boards, gilt titles on spine, xiii, 170, [2] pp, 33 figures, bibliography, index. Top corners bumped, sticker scar on recto of front free endpaper, two small ballpoint pen marks on fore-edge. DJ has small tears, chips, & creases at corners & spine ends; in Brodart archival cover. The authors, inspired by a study of animal behavior by Dr. Morgan Worthy, investigate correlations between eye color and behavior in humans, finding that light-eyed individuals tend to be more self-paced, while those with dark eyes tend to be more reactive. In addition to presenting results of specific experiments, they discuss implications and make suggestions for further research. Shipping weight 2 lbs.. First Edition. . VG/VG. 22 X 14½ cm.

New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1931 WYSIWYG pricing--no added shipping charge for standard shipping within USA. Maroon cloth with black stamped titles inside yellow screened decorative border, xvii, 359, [3] pp. Small tears to head and tail of spine, o/w very good, spine slightly faded and tail of spine rolled, top edge soiled, owner's name in ink on verso of ffep. The bulk of the book consists of case studies that "form a chronological series in the respect that all the boys with whom the writer began any degree of psychotherapeutic endeavour at the Judge Baker Foundation during a certain period of five months are included." This is preceded by a general discussion of methods of study and therapy, in which Dr. Hartwell, a psychiatrist, emphasizes the need to study the individual case carefully, since the science is not advanced enough to have developed exact methods of treatment: "We should be separating our theories of what we think should happen from our knowledge of what does… Read More

New York & London: D. Appleton-Century Company, Inc., 1941 WYSIWYG pricing--no added shipping charge for standard shipping within USA. Blue-grey cloth with gilt & brown titles on front board & spine, dec. endpapers, xxiii, 452 pp, 14 ff b & w photo plates, index, bibliography. Lightly rubbed, edges dusty, a few leaves dog-eared, colored pencil underlining and notes, owner's name in ink on recto of front free endpaper. DJ somewhat faded, soiled, & rubbed, a 1 cm chip at head of spine (without loss of text), a few edge tears under 1 cm; in Brodart archival cover. Contents: intelligence measurement--Binet & Army Alpha; measurement of individual differences--Galton; experimental approach to the study of personality; Pavlov and the conditioned reflex; experiments in learning by Franz, Lashley, Thorndike, Köhler, & Woodworth; Ebbinghaus's studies in memory and forgetting; Watson's experimental studies of the behavior of the human infant; emotions--Cannon… Read More

Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Prentice-Hall, Inc, 1973 WYSIWYG pricing--no added shipping charge for standard shipping within USA. Dark green simulated leather with gilt titles, xv, 1006 pp, contributors, index. Wrinkle down center of spine, slight rubbing at corners, else fine. DJ shows slight edge wear and rubbing, with a small closed tear to bottom edge of front panel; in Brodart archival cover. Forty-five articles by experts on various aspects of psychology, grouped into sections as follows: history, theory, and methodology; the human organism; perception; learning; language, thought, and intelligence; motivation and emotion; personality; selected areas. Shipping weight 7 lbs.. 9th ptg. . Near Fine/Near Fine. 28½ X 22½ cm.