Transvestism Today: The Phenomena of Men Who Dress as Women by Podolsky, Edward, M,D,; Wade, Carlson - 1960

Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press, 1951. Presentation Copy, SIGNED AND INSCRIBED BY THE AUTHORS "Eleanor Maccoby with the sincere regards of Talcott Parsons, Clyde Kluckhorn, S.A. Stouffer, Robert R. Sears, Gordon W. Allport, Harry Murray", A unique Association Copy, Eleanor Maccoby was a noted psychologist best known for her contributions to developmental psychology and the psychology of sex differences. The signees were a Who's Who of eminent sociologists, psychologists, and anthropologists. Talcott Parsons career was entwined with the development of sociology as an academic discipline at Harvard, and in this book he was refining his "general theory of action". In 1931, Parsons was one of the inaugural faculty members in the Dept. of Sociology at Harvard. Gordon W. Allport is known as one of the founding figures of personality psychology, and along with Harry Murray were faculty in the Psychology Dept. at Harvard. Robert R. Sears was head of the Psychology Dept. at… Read More

Berkeley and Los Angeles : Univ of California Press, 1951. SCARCE in hardcover and dust jacket. Near Fine, prior owner name stamp top edge paste block, that of psychologist David Zeaman. In a Very Good Plus dust jacket, light edge wear and a bit of paper loss at head of spine. Contents are clean, tight, and unmarked. Edward Chace Tolman founded what is now a branch of psychology known as purposive behaviorism. He was also known for his resistance to the McCarthy-era "loyalty oath" because it infringed on academic freedom. A court case that bears his name caused the California Supreme Court overturned the loyalty oath and caused all those who were fired for refusing to sign it to be reinstated. . First Edition. Cloth. Near Fine/Very Good Plus. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Philadelphia: T. Wardle, 1836. SCARCE in the First American, from the Thirteenth English Edition, Corrected. In two volumes, apparently rebound in late 1800s green cloth binding about Very Good, leather spine labels rubbed and illegible, small prior owner name stamp front end pages both volumes, end pages foxed, period prior owner name in ink volume one only, moderate internal foxing and toning, hinges starting but holding well. The first edition was published in 1621.. First American Edition. Cloth. Very Good/No Jacket, As Issued. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Lyon/ Paris: A. Storck/ G. Masson, 1892. RARE, OCLC lists 1 copy. in Bibliotheque Nationale. Rebound in dark blue cloth with black cloth at spine, a bit sunned. Text in French. Very Good, book plate and small church stamp front end pages, contents are clean, tight, and unmarked. Original wrappers bound in at rear show date of 1894, indicating this could be a later printing. . 460 pp. . First Edition. Cloth. Very Good/No Jacket, As Issued. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

New York: Oxford University Press, 1959. First Edition, First Printing, in first state binding and dust jacket. Very Good Plus, three corners with small bumps, end papers with slight toning. Book is just less than 8 1/2" tall with heavier paper and "Oxford" fully to the right of "Imagination" at spine. In Very Good dust jacket, price of $6.00 just above bottom edge of front flap, 1/4" chips at spine ends, rubbing and small chips/tears at edges. One of the towering classics of 20th c. sociological thought, . First Edition. Cloth. Very Good Plus/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

New York: McGraw-Hill Book Company, 1950. SIGNED AND INSCRIBED BY AUTHOR on front end page - "To ..., wonderful ! wonderful ! Faber Birren May 24, 1950". Near Fine, top corners bumped, bottom corners tiny rubs, in a Very Good dust jacket, chips at the spine and flap folds, rub rear panel. Faber Birren was a prolific author on color's effects on human behavior, and consultant to many major companies over 50+ years. Books SIGNED AND INSCRIBED by him are SCARCE. . SIGNED AND INSCRIBED BY AUTHOR. First Edition. Cloth. Near Fine/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Berkeley and Los Angeles : Univ of California Press, 1951. SCARCE in hardcover and dust jacket. Near Fine, prior owner name stamp top edge paste block, that of psychologist David Zeaman. In a Very Good Plus dust jacket, light edge wear and a bit of paper loss at head of spine. Contents are clean, tight, and unmarked. Edward Chace Tolman founded what is now a branch of psychology known as purposive behaviorism. He was also known for his resistance to the McCarthy-era "loyalty oath" because it infringed on academic freedom. A court case that bears his name caused the California Supreme Court overturned the loyalty oath and caused all those who were fired for refusing to sign it to be reinstated. . First Edition. Cloth. Near Fine/Very Good Plus. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

London: Imago Publishing Company, Limited, 1949. Personal copy of the noted anthropologist and and advocate of Japanese American civil rights, Morris E. Opler, his signature M. E. Opler front end page. Fine in a Near Fine dust jacket small edge tear and shallow creases along top edge. . First English Edition. Cloth. Fine/Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

New York: Oxford University Press, 1959. First Edition, First Printing, in first state binding and dust jacket. Very Good Plus, three corners with small bumps, end papers with slight toning. Book is just less than 8 1/2" tall with heavier paper and "Oxford" fully to the right of "Imagination" at spine. In Very Good dust jacket, price of $6.00 just above bottom edge of front flap, 1/4" chips at spine ends, rubbing and small chips/tears at edges. One of the towering classics of 20th c. sociological thought, . First Edition. Cloth. Very Good Plus/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

London: Printed for Messrs. Vernor, Hood and Sharpe , et al , by J. And E. Hodson , 1806. Eleventh Edition, Corrected , to which is prefixed, an account of the author, 1806. Two volumes bound in contemporary half brown morocco over marbled boards, gilt backs, newer white end papers, both volumes with frontispiece illustrations. Very Good Plus, marbled covers rubbed, light toning, primarily at end papers, uniform toning at title page of Vol. II caused by frontis illustration. A handsome set. . Eleventh Edition, Corrected. Half Morocco. Very Good Plus. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.