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195062906London: Imago 1950. First Limited Edition. 4 octavo volumes plus the later issued facsimile collection of the original copy books from Marie's childhood in their gilt titled slipcase. 22cm x 17.5cm. Original green blue buckram with gilt spine titles; 284396416329pp; illustrations & facsimiles some folding. Number 47 of a limitation of 1030. A near fine set clean bright and extremely handsome. Internally clean. <br /> <br /> A classic of juvenile psychology by Princess Marie Bonaparte 1882-1962 the prominent French psychologist popularizer of psychoanalysis disciple and patron of Sigmund Freud amongst a wealth of other things; she negotiated with the Nazis to allow Jews to leave Vienna and she avidly delved into psychosexuality primarily as a therapeutic measure to deal with her own chequered and erratic sexual history. This collection of "Five Copy Books" includes the facsimiles of her own notebooks as a child illustrating and attempting to interpret the root causes of the various traumas and neuroses that arose later in her life. <br /> <br /> Described as a generous and caring woman by the people who knew her she was generally refered to as "Princess" both as an indication of her actual rank and as a pet name her romantic and interpersonal relationships were all frought with confusion desire and contradictory impulses that she spent her life trying to understand. A fascinating artefact of self awareness and a deft and insightful illustration of the inner struggles that plague every level of human society. Scarce thus. Imago unknown
195455056London England: Imago. As New. 1954. Hardcover. FREE UPGRADE to Courier/Priority Shipping Upon Request IN STOCK AND IMMEDIATELY AVAILABLE FOR SHIPMENT - Text pristine & unmarked - 486 pages -- with a bonus offer-- . Imago hardcover
195455057New York: Basic Books. As New. 1954. Hardcover. FREE UPGRADE to Courier/Priority Shipping Upon Request IN STOCK AND IMMEDIATELY AVAILABLE FOR SHIPMENT - Tight to the spine - 486 pages -- with a bonus offer-- . Basic Books hardcover
1925ST17769jLondon: Metheun & Co 1925. FIRST EDITION. 216 x 140 mm. 8 1/2 x 5 1/2". vii i 246 pp. <br/> SUPERB CONTEMPORARY DEEP BLUE MOROCCO BY SANGORSKI & SUTCLIFFE FOR ASPREY WITH MORE THAN 60 INLAYS front cover with center medallion featuring inlaid teal blue crossed "J's" surrounded by gilt wreath and crown as well as inlaid pink flowers lovely gilt floral sprays with more inlaid pink flowers in corners of both covers raised bands spine beautifully gilt and inlaid in the same floral vine pattern DOUBLURES OF CRIMSON MOROCCO with inlaid blue flowers in corners as well as an intricate series of patterned rules against deep blue morocco border FRONT DOUBLURE WITH FINE INSET HAND-PAINTED IVORY MINIATURE OF JOSEPHINE watered silk free end papers gilt edges. In a slightly scuffed but sturdy and attractive morocco-backed plush-lined folding cloth box gilt titling on spine. With 12 illustrations all photographs of portraits as called for. ◆A CHOICE BINDING IN IMMACULATE CONDITION.<br/> <br/> Our sumptuous binding would no doubt have pleased the subject of this work known for her exquisite taste and love of beautiful things. When she met and captivated Napoleon Bonaparte in 1795 Josephine de Beauharnais 1763-1814 was a Martinique-born widow of an aristocrat who had died in the Reign of Terror. Josephine married the general in January of 1796 despite the fact that she was a shocking six years his senior. In this biography the British writer C. S. Forester 1899-1966 best known for his beloved Horatio Hornblower series portrays the empress with great sympathy. Sanford V. Sternlicht notes that in telling the dramatic story of her rise to the imperial throne and her fall when she was unable to produce an heir for the emperor "Forester almost treats Josephine as a fictional character as he finely draws a portrait of a poorly educated but clever woman who . . . rolls with the punches of fate and outlives her foes." The so-called "Cosway" binding featuring handsome morocco inset with one or more painted miniatures apparently originated with the London bookselling firm of Henry Sotheran about 1909. It was in that year that G. C. Williamson's book entitled "Richard Cosway" dealing with the British miniature painter of that name 1742-1821 was remaindered by Sotheran and presumably given this special decorative treatment. The name "Cosway" was then used to describe any book so treated whoever its author. Although the artist of our miniature is unidentified the work here is remarkably well done with carefully painted detail showing the empress at the prime of her life bedecked with emeralds pearls and rubies but with a sadness in her large brown eyes that foreshadows the heartbreak to come. Metheun & Co unknown
