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Totem and Taboo
by Sigmund Freud; James Strachey [trans.]
- Used
- Very Good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good/Good
- Seller
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BATH, Somerset, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: Routledge & Kegan Paul , 1950 . Cloth. Very Good/Good. 8.5" by 5.5". None. An English translation of Sigmund Freud's four essays on the psychology surrounding archaeology and anthropology. Bound in the publisher's original cloth, with the original dust wrapper.The second translation of this work, which was original published in 1913 in German. Written by Austrian neurologist and the founder of psychoanalysis, Sigmund Freud. Comprised of four essays inspired by the ideas of Carl Jung and Wilhelm Wundt, first published in 'Imago', a German journal. Containing 'The Horror of Incest', 'Taboo and Emotional Ambivalence', 'Animism, Magic and the Omnipotence of Thoughts', and 'The Return of Totemism in Childhood'.This collection of essays apply Freud's psychoanalytic work to the fields of anthropology and archaeology. Bound in the publisher's cloth. Externally, very good, with a little damp staining to the extremities, mainly to the head of the front board. Light offsetting to endpapers. Bookseller label to the front paste down. Dust wrapper is sound, with loss to the head of the spine and chipping to the extremities. Sunning to the spine, with the odd mark to the wraps, including a tide mark to the spine. Closed tears to the fly leaves. Internally, firmly bound with bright, clean pages. Very Good
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Details
- Bookseller
- Rooke Books
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 901Q2
- Title
- Totem and Taboo
- Author
- Sigmund Freud; James Strachey [trans.]
- Illustrator
- None
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Routledge & Kegan Paul
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1950
- Size
- 8.5" by 5.5"
- Keywords
- Sigmund Freud psychology James Strachey totem and taboo psychology anthropology
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Rooke Books
Biblio member since 2007
BATH, Somerset
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We are a small team dedicated to bringing you very scarce books at reasonable prices. We specialise in rare and hard to come by works on all subjects over the last 500 years, together with modern first editions and decorative sets and bindings. Our library has something for every interest and specialism. We deliver worldwide using a fully tracked and insured courier delivery service.
Where are We?
Based in the literary city of Bath, our offices are housed in the Eastern Dispensary. Built in 1845, the building originally existed as a charitable institution providing medical care. The building now houses our collection of over twenty thousand books and has five full time members of staff.
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