Altered States of Consciousness: A Book of Readings by Tart, Charles T. (Editor) - 1969

New York: Duffield and Company, 1906. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. 358pp; Green cloth boards with gilt titling to front & spine, boards square, clean & bright, pages slightly age-toned, slight foxing to edges, text unmarked, binding is tight, VG condition. Scarce antique treatise on using the power of the will to overcome physical and mental disabilities. The thesis of the book contrasts strongly with the conclusions of the eugenics movement of that time. Contents: Invalidism and Intellectual Development; Lessons from the Lower Life; The Invalid's Attitude Toward Life; Weaknesses Peculiar to Man; Unpromising Children; Nervous Invalids; The Blind and the Deaf; Retarded Development; Accidental Malformations; Unclassified Maladies; The Effect of the Imagination, Will, and Habit; Management of Body and Mind; The Practical Work of Life; Family and Social Relations of Invalids; Index.

Washington, DC: Nervous and Mental Disease Publishing Company, 1925. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. 6" x 9" Hardcover; First Edition; 95pp; Tan paper covered boards with brown titling to front & spine, slight wear to top of spine & corners of boards, previous owner's address pressure stamp to FFEP, pages slightly age-toned, text unmarked, binding is tight, VG condition. Nervous and Mental Disease Monograph Series No. 39. Scarce vintage monograph translated from the German. The author, Constantin von Monakow (1853-1930) was a Russian-Swiss neuropathologist. Contents: Translator's Preface; General Considerations; Structural and Functional Factors; Tentative Organization of the Emotions, Instincts, and Morality; Anatomical Structures and Physiological Functions; Recaptulation of Preceding Chapters; Pathology of the Emotions; Dissolution and Resolution of Morality; Final Observations.

New York: Harcourt, Brace & World, Inc., 1961. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Cloth in DJ; First Edition; 216pp; DJ clean & bright with very slight edgewear, age-toning to rear panel & protected by mylar sleeve, boards square, clean & bright, previous owner's name to FFEP, text unmarked, binding is tight, VG/VG condition. Scarce, vintage account of LSD experiences by health food advocate and author Adelle Davis writing under a pseudonym. Introduction by psychologist Robert S. Davidson.

Rare/collectible. This is a first edition copy of James Jerome Gibson's famous book. The cover shows a bit of age and some fade on the spine (see pictures for condition) but otherwise the book is in good condition. The prior owner's name is written on the front leaf but the main text is completely clean. No dust jacket.

St. Louis, MO: David V. Bush, 1923. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. 428pp; Maroon cloth boards with gilt titling to front, green titling to spine, boards square & clean with slight wear to corners of boards, pages slightly age-toned, text unmarked, binding is sound, VG condition. Scarce, quaint, antique guide to reading character by analyzing physical characteristics such as head shape, body type, hair color and eye color, in part to help employers find good employees and to assist individuals in their search for a spouse. The prolific self-help, poetry, sexology and New Thought author David Van Bush (1882-1959) and his mysterious co-author W. Waugh identified five human types: Alimentive, Thoracic, Muscular, Osseous and Cerebral. At various points, Bush employed H.P. Lovecraft to revise many of his publications. Illustrated with diagrams & photos.

New York: Duffield and Company, 1906. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. 358pp; Green cloth boards with gilt titling to front & spine, boards square, clean & bright, pages slightly age-toned, slight foxing to edges, text unmarked, binding is tight, VG condition. Scarce antique treatise on using the power of the will to overcome physical and mental disabilities. The thesis of the book contrasts strongly with the conclusions of the eugenics movement of that time. Contents: Invalidism and Intellectual Development; Lessons from the Lower Life; The Invalid's Attitude Toward Life; Weaknesses Peculiar to Man; Unpromising Children; Nervous Invalids; The Blind and the Deaf; Retarded Development; Accidental Malformations; Unclassified Maladies; The Effect of the Imagination, Will, and Habit; Management of Body and Mind; The Practical Work of Life; Family and Social Relations of Invalids; Index.

Washington, DC: Nervous and Mental Disease Publishing Company, 1925. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. 6" x 9" Hardcover; First Edition; 95pp; Tan paper covered boards with brown titling to front & spine, slight wear to top of spine & corners of boards, previous owner's address pressure stamp to FFEP, pages slightly age-toned, text unmarked, binding is tight, VG condition. Nervous and Mental Disease Monograph Series No. 39. Scarce vintage monograph translated from the German. The author, Constantin von Monakow (1853-1930) was a Russian-Swiss neuropathologist. Contents: Translator's Preface; General Considerations; Structural and Functional Factors; Tentative Organization of the Emotions, Instincts, and Morality; Anatomical Structures and Physiological Functions; Recaptulation of Preceding Chapters; Pathology of the Emotions; Dissolution and Resolution of Morality; Final Observations.

Rare collectible.
The book is in excellent condition for its age. It has the prior owners name written inside otherwise the text is clean. Burgundy colored cloth cover in very good condition as well. 1936 first edition, sixth impression, of the McGraw-Hill translation of this classical work by the gestalt psychologist Kurt Lewin. Translated by Fritz and Grace M. Heider.

New York: Harcourt, Brace & World, Inc., 1961. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Cloth in DJ; First Edition; 216pp; DJ clean & bright with very slight edgewear, age-toning to rear panel & protected by mylar sleeve, boards square, clean & bright, previous owner's name to FFEP, text unmarked, binding is tight, VG/VG condition. Scarce, vintage account of LSD experiences by health food advocate and author Adelle Davis writing under a pseudonym. Introduction by psychologist Robert S. Davidson.

St. Louis, MO: David V. Bush, 1923. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. 428pp; Maroon cloth boards with gilt titling to front, green titling to spine, boards square & clean with slight wear to corners of boards, pages slightly age-toned, text unmarked, binding is sound, VG condition. Scarce, quaint, antique guide to reading character by analyzing physical characteristics such as head shape, body type, hair color and eye color, in part to help employers find good employees and to assist individuals in their search for a spouse. The prolific self-help, poetry, sexology and New Thought author David Van Bush (1882-1959) and his mysterious co-author W. Waugh identified five human types: Alimentive, Thoracic, Muscular, Osseous and Cerebral. At various points, Bush employed H.P. Lovecraft to revise many of his publications. Illustrated with diagrams & photos.