50,000 outside the law: an examination of the treatment of those certified as mentally defective
London: National Council for Civil Liberties, 1951. 4op., slender paperback, bottom of spine crunched, a reading copy. More
Cat.No: 237898
London: National Council for Civil Liberties, 1951. 4op., slender paperback, bottom of spine crunched, a reading copy. More
Cat.No: 237898
New York: Benjamin Rush Society, 1949-1950. Three issues of the staplebound journal, 31, 30 and 50 pages respectively, no. 2 somewhat toned and smudged, otherwise good. "Devoted to the fullest consideration of basic questions in the field of Psychiatry, Psychology and Social Work, in the light of scientific materialism." Affiliated..... More
Cat.No: 221963
New York: Benjamin Rush Society, 1949-1950. Two issues of the staplebound journal, 30 and 50 pages respectively, No. 3 with front wrap lightly toned along edges, No. 4 with pp3-10 evenly toned else very good condition. "Devoted to the fullest consideration of basic questions in the field of Psychiatry, Psychology..... More
Cat.No: 251985
Oakland: Bay Area Association of Black Psychologists, 1985. 16p., tabloid format newspaper, evenly toned, mild edgewear. Articles on recent news such as the GAIN bill, racism in schools, listings of upcoming professional events, etc. More
Cat.No: 233083
Tappan & Hartsdale: Confide Personal Counseling, [1970s]. Eight-panel informational brochure folded to 3.5x8.5 inches, very good on yellow stock. The Director was Garrett Oppenheim and offered the unusual option of taped couseling which utilized cassette, 8-track or open-reel recordings mailed between the counselors and patients (thus the estimate that this..... More
Cat.No: 236406
Assen, Netherlands: Royal Van Gorcum Ltd, 1957. Hardcover. xiii, 176p., hardbound in openweave cinnamon cloth boards gilt, in dust jacket; lower corner has suffered a bad corner bump affecting textblock (but not the printblocks) as well as covers, while the upper corner-tip has a much milder bump. Otherwise quite sound..... More
Cat.No: 231112
Syracuse, NY: J.C. Allen, 1976. 18p., staplebound wraps, 8.5x11 inches; address penned on rear cover with canceled stamp, otherwise very good. Poetry and a personal prose narrative about forced mental treatment, psychiatric abuse, and commitment to various institutions. More
Cat.No: 224044
Binghamton, NY: The Haworth Press, 1989-1991. Paperback. First four issues of the LGBT journal, various pagination, trade paperback in pictorial wraps. Three issues (2-4) have the words 'reprint edition' printed in the lower right front corner. More
Cat.No: 108034
New York: Liberation, 1971. Six issues of the magazine, spanning the period from February 1971 to December 1971. Issues present are Vol. 15 No. 11 / Vol. 16 No. 1 & 2 (triple issue) and Vol. 16 Nos. 3, 5, 6, and 7. Various pagination, stapled wraps, 8.25 x 10.75..... More
Cat.No: 248036
Zagreb: The Gallery of Primitive Art / The Gallery of Contemporary Art / Glyptothyeke JAZU, 1987. Paperback. 196p., color and b&w reproductions on clay-coated alkaline paperstock, captioned with extensive vitae and running texts in Croatian and English; softbound in 11.5x8 inch glossy frenchfold white wraps. Cover is somewhat handled, with..... More
Cat.No: 236148
Ithaca: Psychology and Social Theory, 1984. 72p., single issue of the paperback journal, 8.5x11 inches; light handling wear. "Psychoanalysis; Medicalization; Marxist theory." More
Cat.No: 231981
Ithaca: Psychology and Social Theory, 1981. First two issues of the journal combining critical theory with social psychology; 76 and 74 pages respectively, minor toning and handling wear, a couple of minor pen marginalia, 8.5x11 inches. More
Cat.No: 259117
Somerville, Mass. The Radical Therapist, 1971. 23p., folded tabloid format, worn and evenly toned, address stamp on rear wrap else very good condition. Cover story on William Reich. More
Cat.No: 243609
Indianapolis: Office of the Secretary-Treasurer, Larue D. Carter Memorial Hospital, 1976. xv, 144p., text is keyboard-set, softbound in plain printed 7x5 inch white wraps, cover is quite foxed along spine and top edge, and has collected some dust-soil. Abstracts of symposia, scheduled addresses and "communications" bulk out the text; this..... More
Cat.No: 185959
New York: Project Release, 1974. 12p., 7x8.5 inches, very good. Single issue of the radical newsletter published by former mental patients opposed to involuntary commitment. "Project Release exists in opposition to the whole self-perpetuating bureaucracy of 'Mental Health' care in this society..." More
Cat.No: 224009
Vienna: Wiener Kunst Auktionen, 1998. Unpaginated, displays items 101-173 from a very large, multi-day, multi-catagory auction. Softbound, 11.5x8.5 inch glossy (super-glossy!) white wraps; slight edgewear, no markings, a very good copy. More
Cat.No: 232128
London: Ideology & Consciousness, 1977. 128p., wraps, 5.5 x 8.5 inches, wraps worn, old price sticker on rear wrap else very good condition. "A Marxist journal in the theory and practice of psychology, psychoanalysis, linguistics [and] semiotics" More
Cat.No: 248450
London: Ideology & Consciousness, 1978. 128p., wraps, 5.5 x 8.5 inches, wraps worn else very good condition. "A Marxist journal in the theory and practice of psychology, psychoanalysis, linguistics [and] semiotics" More
Cat.No: 248451
Whitinsville, MA: Affirmation Books, 1979. 101p., wraps, 5.5 x 8 inches, illus., wraps lightly worn, a few passages marked in pen else good condition. Foreword describes the books as "a series of releflections wherein the author invites her readers to ponder the tremendous potential they have within themselves to develop..... More
Cat.No: 251063
Pondicherry: Sri Aurobindo Ashram, February 1972. 38p., printed at the Ashram press, small sewn pamphlet, threads in fine shape, the buff cover (titled in brown) is sunned irregularly front and back but not disfigured except for a small bleach droplet stain near spinefold, nice copy entirely clean and unmarked within..... More
Cat.No: 261535
Amherst: University of Massachusetts Press, 1979. Hardcover. 93p., introductory chapters, summary, notes, bibliography, index, very good first edition in cloth and unclipped dj. More
Cat.No: 222145
San Francisco: Proseminar Institute, 1978. Paperback. Variously paginated with different fonts each article (or portion thereof), a small stiff copyshop-bound booklet, 8.5x5.5 inches, fastened with a plastic comb spine. Cover titling printed on light cardstock; covers and leaves turn a little awkwardly, perhaps because the comb is too small. However..... More
Cat.No: 244588
Bogota: INDEPAZ : Programa de Estudios de Género, Mujer y Desarrollo, Departamento de Trabajo Social, Fac. De Ciencias Humanas, Universidad Nacional de Colombia, 1996. Paperback. 197p., wraps, 6.25 x 9.5 inches, previous owner's ownership sticker on front blank else very good condition. Text in Spanish. More
Cat.No: 234833
N. pl. The Journal of Sex Research, 1989. pp86-89., 6x9 inches, very good pamphlet in stapled blue wraps with diecut cover. Offprint from The Journal of Sex Research, vol. 5, no. 2, May, 1989. More
Cat.No: 119042
Chicago & NYC: Aldine & Atherton, 1971. Hardcover. vi, 162p., introduction, case study, references, tests, appendixes, index, footnotes, very good first edition in cloth boards and unclipped lightly-worn dj. Modern Applications of Psychology series, Joseph D. Matarazzo, editor. More
Cat.No: 228261