Civilization and Its Discontents

New York: Jonathan Cape & Harrison Smith, 1930. First American Edition. Near Fine/Very Good+. First American edition, first printing. Bound in publisher's black cloth ruled in blind with titles stamped in gilt on the spine. Near Fine with lengthy former owner gift inscription to front free endpaper and pages toned. In a Very Good+ price-clipped dust jacket, with… Read more about this item

Freud enumerates what he sees as the fundamental tensions between civilization and the individual. The primary friction, he asserts, stems from the individual's quest for instinctive freedom and civilization's contrary demand for conformity and repression of instincts. Freud states that when any situation that is desired by the pleasure principle is prolonged, it creates a feeling of mild contentment. Many… Read more about this item

Jonathan Cape; New York, 1930. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Good. Near fine in a good dust jacket. First US Edition. First Published in America, 1930, stated on the copyright page. Previous owner's (Winthrop W. Aldrich) bookplate is affixed to the front pastedown. Aldrich was President and Chairman of the Board for Chase National Bank, and also U.S. Ambassador… Read more about this item

W.W. Norton & Company, 1962. First Edition. Hardcover. Near fine/Very good. First American edition, newly translated from German and edited by James Strachey. All pages are bright, clean and unmarked. Binding and hinges tight and square. Minor rubbing and shelf wear to jacket. Some chipping at spine ends and top edge of back jacket.

W. W. Norton & Company, 1961. Trade Paperback. Near Fine. Book is in excellent condition with 1/4"" tear top spine and remainder mark as only flaw. Binding is solid and square, covers have sharp corners, exterior shows no blemishes, text/interior is clean and free of marking of any kind. 109 pages.

New York: W.W. Norton & Company, 1961. Softcover. Very Good. Standard edition, later printing. Newly translated from the German and edited by James Strachey. Mass market paperback. 121pp. Pages age-toned, wrappers lightly soiled, very good.

FREUD, Sigmund: Civilization and its Discontents. New York, W.W. Norton & Company, 1961. Later Printing. (Originally published in 1930.) Paperback, 127 pp. Translated from the German by James Strachey, with a biographical introduction by Peter Gay. Subject: Nonfiction / Psychology / Culture. Condition: Very Good. Light toning to pages, but clean, complete and unmarked. Tiny edge-wear to borders of spine.… Read more about this item

The main topic is the irremediable conflict between the demands of the instincts and the restrictions imposed by civilization. The results of this conflict are examined, as well as two related problems, - the sense of guilt, both conscious and unconscious, and the aggressive or destructive instinct. 94 pages. Book in very good condition with minor stain on leading edge.… Read more about this item

US orders ship with signature confirmation .1930 hardcover 1st English language edition "published by Leonard and Virginia Woolf at the Hogarth Press" with no additional printings listed and rough cut edges. . The best I can say about the dust jacket is that it is still mostly here, laid in to book, but brittle, with big chips and a lot… Read more about this item

W. W. Norton & Company. Reprint. Good. Good. Ship within 24hrs. Satisfaction 100% guaranteed. APO/FPO addresses supported

Garden City, New York: Doubleday Anchor, 1958. Softcover. Very Good. Later. Later printing. Sextodecimo. Mass market paperback. Very good, outer covers have browned.

W. W. Norton. Very Good. 1962. Reprint. Paperback.

London: Hogarth Press, 1957. 8th Impression. Hardcover. Book condition is Very Good- in boards. Boards slightly bowed. Chip to edge of page 111/112, text still intact. Paperclip impression and stain to a few pages. A few markings to text. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall.

London: Hogarth Press, 1957. UK edition; eighth impression (stated). Hardcover. Handsome ownership signature to free endpaper. A remarkably Fine copy with lightest of external wear; very bright and crisp, inside and out.. Octavo in green cloth with gilt spine title; 144p. 22 cm. Psychology, Psychoanalysis, Therapy; Psychotherapy.

London: Hogarth Press & The Institute of Psycho-analysis, 1946. 3rd Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Good. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. The International Psychoanalytical Library, No. 17. Third edition. Orig. green cloth. 144 pp. Bumping and rubbing to spine ends, frayed at corners. Interior age toned. Ink inscription to ffep. Bookseller ticket to front pastedown. Dust jacket has… Read more about this item

CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform, 2010. Paperback. Good. Disclaimer:Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

London: The Hogarth Press and the Institute of Psycho-Analysis NONE [NONE] 1951, 5th Impression. (hardcover) 144pp. Very good, no dust jacket. 8vo. English. First published in German in 1930 as Das Unbehagen in der Kulter (The Uneasiness in Civilization), this is the 5th impression. Green cloth, gilt title to spine. While there is pencilled underlining… Read more about this item

Norton & Company, Incorporated, W. W. Used - Good. Former library book; may include library markings. Used book that is in clean, average condition without any missing pages.

Hogarth Press: Institute of Psyc, 1930-01-01. Hardcover. Good. 0.6000 in x 8.6000 in x 5.5000 in. G+ 1969 reprint. Moderate edge & shelf wear to DJ. Light wear to red boards. Name on ffep. Else clean and tight.

W. W. Norton & Company. Used - Good. Good condition. Highlighting inside. Writing inside.