Eine Teufelsneurose im 17, Jahrhundert by Freud, Sigmund

Internationaler Psychoanalytischer Verlag. Collectible - Very Good. Vienna: Internationaler Psychoanalytischer Verlag, 1928. 2nd Edition. [First published in 1923 in Imago 9:1, pp. 1-34, then issued as a book by the IPV in 1924.] 81+[7]pp. + 7 plates (printed for this edition only). Unbound signatures (as issued) in stiff white wrappers with black printing on the spine. Very fine copy in moderately worn, near good slipcase. Very scarce. Measurements are the book without the slipcase. Printed by the Verlag for the Viennese Society of Bibliophiles, this is one of two private press books produced by the Verlag and is by far their prettiest book. Grinstein #10605; Norman Freud Catalog 53; Norman Catalog F112 (both this copy). Weight: 14.5 ounces = 413 grams. Size: 10.0 x 6.6 x 0.5 inches = 25 x 16.5 x 1.3cm. Haskell Norman's copy with his bookplate. Analysis of Christoph Haizmann, a 17th century painter who believed he was possessed by the devil. Freud identified Haizmann's neurosis as rooted in longing for his father, regarding the devil as a father substitute. Inquire if you need further information.