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Collecting, An Unruly Passion: Psychological Perspectives
Collecting, An Unruly Passion: Psychological Perspectives
$140.00
by Werner Muensterberger
Published in 1994 by Princeton University Press, Princeton, New Jersey
ISBN: 0691033617
Edition: First edition, first printing.
Binding: Hardcover
Condition: Fine
Dust Jacket included. Condition of Dust Jacket: Near fine
Comments: Scarce in first edition hardcover. Muensterberger was a practicing psychoanalyst and expert in ethnographic art. He believed that, together, his psychoanalytic and anthropological work would lead to a "deeper comprehension of the essential nature of man." This work is purported to be the first psychological examination of the emotional sources of the drive to collect. After two chapters on the antecedents of the passion for collecting, Muensterberger treats us to discussions ranging across the greats of collectors, including Petrarch, Catherine the Great, and Sir Thomas Phillipps, who clearly stated that he wanted one copy of every book in the world (a book collection that has resulted in over 60 sales by Sotheby's over the years). From the book jacket: "In an easy conversational style, the author discusses the eccentricities of heads of state, literary figures, artists, and psychoanalytic patients, all possessed by a need for magic relief from despair and helplessness - and for the self-healing implied in the phrase "I can't live without it!" Now there is a sentiment many of us can relate to. Condition of the book is fine. The dust jacket is near fine due to a very minor shelf ware (no tears or markings) and a small blemish on the inside only, which is not apparent on the outer jacket. See our photos. Delivered in a protective archival mylar cover.
Seller Inventory #: 0000459
Published in 1994 by Princeton University Press, Princeton, New Jersey
ISBN: 0691033617
Edition: First edition, first printing.
Binding: Hardcover
Condition: Fine
Dust Jacket included. Condition of Dust Jacket: Near fine
Comments: Scarce in first edition hardcover. Muensterberger was a practicing psychoanalyst and expert in ethnographic art. He believed that, together, his psychoanalytic and anthropological work would lead to a "deeper comprehension of the essential nature of man." This work is purported to be the first psychological examination of the emotional sources of the drive to collect. After two chapters on the antecedents of the passion for collecting, Muensterberger treats us to discussions ranging across the greats of collectors, including Petrarch, Catherine the Great, and Sir Thomas Phillipps, who clearly stated that he wanted one copy of every book in the world (a book collection that has resulted in over 60 sales by Sotheby's over the years). From the book jacket: "In an easy conversational style, the author discusses the eccentricities of heads of state, literary figures, artists, and psychoanalytic patients, all possessed by a need for magic relief from despair and helplessness - and for the self-healing implied in the phrase "I can't live without it!" Now there is a sentiment many of us can relate to. Condition of the book is fine. The dust jacket is near fine due to a very minor shelf ware (no tears or markings) and a small blemish on the inside only, which is not apparent on the outer jacket. See our photos. Delivered in a protective archival mylar cover.
Seller Inventory #: 0000459