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1980011322New York New York U.S.A.: Irvington Pub. 1980. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. First Edition. Edgewear and short tear to jacket now in mylar. 367pp. Irvington Pub. Hardcover
190782225New York: Harper & Brothers 1907. First Edition. Octavo. 21.5cm. Publisher's ribbed maroon cloth titled in gilt to spine and front board. iii 336pp. Minor wear and scuffing to extremities bumping to spine ends a little rubbing of the gilt to the spine panel a good strong copy. Top edge gilt. Internally clean edges untrimmed a little light toning to prelims. Brentano's bookseller label to rear pastedown. Essentially an examination of the usefulness of hypnotism and suggestive medicine in treating mental health issues although Quackenbos characterizes them as moral and emotional issues. As with his previous work he has something of a preoccupation with using hypnosis to "correct" moral or behavioral variations or deviations which is pretty obviously a slippery slope and entirely dependent on how one defines a moral or emotional deviation. His interpretation of states is interesting he has more of a focussed of observance on the differing levels or states of hypnotic trance and his use of "transliminal" states to designate grades of altered consciousness was actually for the time a very interesting concept seeing as many exponents of hypnosis didn't differentiate so specifically between variations in trance state. His development of hypnotism as a technique for getting people to behave and not rock the boat however is one that brings up a wriggling mass of potential ethical and moral worms. Harper & Brothers unknown
1963058413E. P. Dutton & Co.l 1963. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. Revised Edition. Revised edition. Chips tears and toning to dust jacket with some loss to head and tail of spine now in protective mylar. 251pp. E. P. Dutton & Co.l Hardcover
1960059254E. P. Dutton 1960. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. Revised. 251pp. Dust jacket missing upper half of spine area now in protective mylar. Revised edition. E. P. Dutton Hardcover
1948061283E. P. Dutton & Co. 1948. Book. Good. Hardcover. 7th printing 1948. Thumb-sized stain to fly large open tears and toning to dust jacket which is now in protective mylar. 249pp. Pre-revision printing with chapter on Hitler present. E. P. Dutton & Co. Hardcover
1955062463E. P. Dutton & Co. 1955. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. 10th printing 1955 prior to later revision which removed chapter on Hitler. Mild rubbing/chipping to dust jacket which is now in protective mylar. Owner name inside cover. 249pp. E. P. Dutton & Co. Hardcover
1953053195E. P. Dutton & Co. 1953. Book. Good. Hardcover. 9th printing prior to revision which removed the chapter on Hitler. That chapter is present in this printing. There is a moderately musty aroma to this book with no discernible source. Some age darkening to cloth and pages. 249pp. E. P. Dutton & Co. Hardcover
1948054937E. P. Dutton 1948. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. 7th printing from 1948. Contains chapter on Hitler which was removed in later revision. 249pp. E. P. Dutton Hardcover
1957055171E. P. Dutton 1957. Book. Good. Hardcover. Revised Edition. 251pp. Foxing/toning to dust jacket which is now in protective mylar. E. P. Dutton Hardcover
1957055911E. P. Dutton 1957. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. Revised Edition. 251pp. Revised edition wtih chapter on Hitler removed. Red cloth with black lettering age toned pages. E. P. Dutton Hardcover
1959057487E. P. Dutton Co. Inc. 1959. Book. Fair. Hardcover. Revised Edition. Ink and pencil underlining full page notes to rear endpapers age-toned pages ex-Parapsychology Association Library. Worn and torn dust jacket in new archival mylar. 251pp. E. P. Dutton Co., Inc. Hardcover
194882223Los Angeles: Powers Institute of Hypnotism 1948. Octavo. 21.5cm. Publisher's off white textured card wraps titled and decorated in red and maroon to front wrap with ads to rear wrap. 104pp. Some wear chipping and soiling to the wraps most visibly along the edges strong and tight a very good copy. Internally clean although printed very cheaply with the darkness of the type fading in and out occasionally. <br /> <br /> An early example of one of the legendary Melvin Powers mail order self help guides; Powers began selling books mail order when he was 16 and built one of the earliest of the 20th century mail order behemoths with titles on hypnotism and mesmerism fringe sciences songwriting self-improvement and indeed anything he thought he could build a market for. Aside from his hypnotism titles and somewhat off topic Powers was the man responsible for introducing affordable paperbacksdealing with subjects like horse-riding having observed that the majority of books on horse-riding training etc. were pricey hardbacks beyond the pockets of most horse enthusiasts. Powers Institute of Hypnotism unknown
1922064231Librairie A. Filiatre 1922. Book. Good. Paperback. 392pp. French Language short tears and toning to covers contents VG. Ca 1922. Librairie A. Filiatre Paperback
1983013193Santa Barbara: Spiritual Advisory Press 1983. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. First Edition. Edgewear and rubbing to jacket now in protective mylar. 543pp. May exceed standard shipping quotes for international and airmail options. Spiritual Advisory Press Hardcover
194482276Paris: Vigot Freres 1944. First French Edition. Octavo. 20cm. Publisher's original cream card wraps titled in red and black to spine and front wrap with a black and white photographic image of a young woman in a state of trance. 155pp 3pp ads. Some light soiling of the cream wraps toning to spine panel strong and presentable a very good copy with some grubbyness. Internally clean although the paper stock was quite cheap and has uniformly toned. Almost completely unopened. <br /> <br /> Photographic illustrations and and technical diagrams throughout. <br /> Völgyesi a Hungarian psychotherapist and hypnotist apparently discovered his ability to hypnotize both people and animals at the age of 17 and during WW1 when faced with a lack of anaesthetic he provided hypnotic analgesia to patients during operations. A significant part of his hypnotic skill however was directed not at human beings but at animals with Volgyesi reputedly being able to put lions and tigers into a trance state and to have calmed a crocodile using only his powers of suggestion. He ran a particularly successful clinic in Budapest and possibly most interestingly was employed freelance by the Hungarian authorities in order to analyse and "cure" the mental illnesses of criminals in an effort to reduce recidivism. This work expounds on many of Vogyesi's theories surrounding hypnotic curative methods and also has the added bonus of photographic images of the good doctor hypnotising lion cubs. Vigot Freres unknown
1949011288NY: Grune & Stratton 1949. Book. Very Good . Hardcover. 2nd Printing. Burgundy and black cloth w/gilt lettering. Volume 1: The Principles of Hypnotherapy; Volume 2: The Practice of Hypnotherapy. 449pp and 513pp respectively. Owner name stamp inside covers. Heavy volumes shipping costs may exceed estimate for airmail or international options. Grune & Stratton Hardcover
1982060325Spiritual Advisory Press 1982. Book. Good. Hardcover. Revised Edition. 244pp. Foxing to exterior page edges and endpapers text clean. No dust jacket. Spiritual Advisory Press Hardcover
1977003307Glendale CA: Westwood Pub. 1977. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. First Edition. Illus 203pp. 1/4" tear at base of spine phone# on rear fly. Otherwise clean & tight attractive copy. Westwood Pub. Hardcover
195882416California: Huna Publications/ John M. Watkins Cecil Court 1958. First Edition. Octavo. 21.5cm. Publisher's grey cloth boards titled and decorated in dark blue to spine and front board.117pp. 1pp ads to rear. Light bumping to spine ends and corners otherwise a very clean and sharp copy in a dustjacket with a sun spine panel some light marginal toning and some shallow chipping and loss to edges cosmetic loss to front flap hinge. <br /> <br /> An enthusiastic but rather grandiose publication promising to finally provide a comprehensible explanation as to what mesmerism and hypnotism actually are. The text stresses that they are very separate concepts but basically then introduces the "Polynesian" concept of "Huna" or "The Secret" as a kind of catch all theory that makes all such things possible with out the fear of being "dominated" by the willpower of the hypnotist. Framed as "an ancient system of psychological knowledge" Huna is touted here as a key to universal understanding and the gateway to allowing oneself to be healed and helped by hypnotism without the risk of 'mental domination.'. Huna Publications/ John M. Watkins, Cecil Court unknown
1901057191Chicago: Bureau of Stage Hypnotism 1901. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. 149pp. Marbled endpapers. Owner name on fly. Bureau of Stage Hypnotism Hardcover
1980061530Gerald Duckworth & Co Ltd 1980. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. 2nd Edition. 219pp. Tight copy in mylar-protected dust jacket. Gerald Duckworth & Co Ltd Hardcover
198421196Subliminal Training Institute 1984. 8th Edition. Paperback. Fair. Subliminal Training Institute 1984. Trade Size Some mild water / moisture damage to bottom tail and half up the spine. No markings. Print Year 2007 8th Ed. <P>Part I of this book describes the functioning of the mind and introduces the concept of communicating with your unconscious mind. Parts II thru V presents alternative ways of considering various subjects that are frequently at issue in the course of making changes You are reminded to use the answers from your unconscious mind rather that conscious opinions as you work through ""The Steps of Changing"" outlined at the beginning of the book. 58 pages. 8th Edition. Fair. 8vo - over 7�"" - 9�"" tall. Subliminal Training Institute paperback
190780724London: Adam and Charles Black 1907. First Edition. Octavo. 21.5cm. Publisher's original blue cloth titled in gilt to spine. 202pp. 1pp ads to rear. Spine darkened. and with some scraping or nibbling to the upper edge some discolouration to the boards and some visible bumping and shelfwear. Strength and solidity allow this to be cataloged as a very good copy with some wear. Internally clean. Pencil ownership to front flyleaf edges untrimmed and with some pages to the rear of the book unopened. A highly regarded theoretical analysis of the usage techniques and benefits of hypnotic suggestion in the education of young minds. Not so much an advocacy of hypnotising children into learning but more of an attempt to understand how individual psychological understanding of students could be utilised to improve the methods by which knowledge could be transmitted and potential nurtured. Adam and Charles Black unknown
1979032654Hallandale FL: Association to Advance Ethical Hypnosis 1979. Journal. Good. Stapled Wraps. 14 Issues spanning 1979-1983. Includes Whole Numbers 85; 87-88; 90-95; 98-102. 1979 #4 1980 #124 &5; 1981# 1-4 1982 #2-4 1983#101-102. Association to Advance Ethical Hypnosis Paperback
1914053000Braddock Heights MD: Psycho-Therapeutic Publishing Co. 1914. Book. Very Good. Cloth. 2nd Edition. 472pp. Age toning to pages droplet mark to lower exterior page corner. Psycho-Therapeutic Publishing Co. Hardcover
