The Secret Self: Psychoanalytic Experiences in Life and Literature

New York, New York: Farrar, Straus and Young, Inc., 1953. First American Edition . Hardcover. Fine/Very Good. The noted psychoanalyst "shows the connection of the unconscious material discovered in everyday life, & in analytic sessions, with the subterranean stream flowing in the work of writers.their reflections mirrored in moods, plays, & poems." Examples are provided from the works of Shakespeare, Cole Porter, Goethe, & more. 329 pp. Orig. written in 1952, this is the First American Edition from 1953. Condition is Fine: completely clean, binding straight & strong, pages creamy white with light tanning to edges. Former owner's name in pen to ffep is only writing. Blue topstain, 2 tiny spots to front cover. The unclipped DJ is VG, marred only by some ink spattering in middle of title on front cover & a small chip from head of pine; nicely protected in new mylar cover Free!Our photos depict the Exact book you will receive, never "stock" images of books we don't actually have! Same Day Shipping on all orders received by 2 pm Weekdays (Pacific); later orders, weekends & holidays ship very next business day.