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Auction #129 begins on 26 Feb 2026

Freud (Sigmund)

1.) BEYOND THE PLEASURE PRINCIPLE (1922) & 2.) GROUP PSYCHOLOGY AND THE ANALYSIS OF THE EGO (1922)

First English Editions

Published: The International Psycho-Analytical Press, London & Vienna, 1922

Edition: First Editions

Reserve: $40

Approximately:

Estimate: $70

Bidding opens: 26 Feb 16:30 GMT

Bidding closes: 5 Mar 16:30 GMT

Ships from: South Africa

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1.) BEYOND THE PLEASURE PRINCIPLE

British first edition, first printing and first issue (as there is no mention of the Hogarth Press upon the title page).

Authorised translation from the second German edition by C.J.M. Hubback (as stated upon title page).

[8], 90, [2] pages. Publisher's green cloth binding with gilt lettering on spine and front cover.

Ex-library copy. Text clean but with library labels and stamps on front endpaper and paste down and a single stamp on rear of title page.

2.) GROUP PSYCHOLOGY AND THE ANALYSIS OF THE EGO

British first edition, first printing, first issue. No mention of Hogarth Press on title page.

[8], 134, [2] pages. In original green cloth binding with gilt lettering spine and front cover.

'Freud elaborates ideas first expressed in the 4th essay in "Totem and Taboo" and in the papers on narcissism and on mourning & melancholia. Freud here explains group psychology on the basis of changes in the psychology of the individual mind.'

Ex-library copy. Text clean but with library labels and stamps on front endpaper and paste down and a single stamp on rear of title page.

  • Binding Condition: Fair
  • Overall Condition: Fair


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