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The Mass Psychology of Fascism
by Reich, Wilhelm; Theodore Wolfe [Translator]
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- Signed
- first
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About This Item
New York: Orgone Institute Press Inc, 1946. First American edition. First American edition. (Correct first in the English language as well.) Signed by Wilhelm Reich on the front free endpaper and inscribed to his second wife, "To Ilse Ollendorff, with my heartfelt thank [sic] for all her help Aug. 1946 Wilhelm Reich." xxiv, 344 pp. Bound in publisher's navy cloth with gilt lettering. Very Good+ with light edge wear; staining to rear board. Spine slightly mottled; contents lightly toned. In a Near Fine unclipped supplied jacket with light toning, small tear to rear joint at foot, and rubbing to rear panel.
One of the renegade Freudian psychologist's most influential works, which posits sexual repression as the genesis of authoritarianism. A terrific association copy inscribed to his second wife (a partner in his highly unorthodox research in the US during the 1940s and early 1950s, and mother to his son) whom he would marry that year. They would stay together until 1951, when Reich discovered DOR and began constructing his famous cloudbusters. Signed copies of Reich's books are quite uncommon in the market.
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- Bookseller
- Burnside Rare Books, ABAA
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 140946130
- Title
- The Mass Psychology of Fascism
- Author
- Reich, Wilhelm; Theodore Wolfe [Translator]
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First American edition
- Publisher
- Orgone Institute Press Inc
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1946
- Keywords
- orgonomy, anti-fascism, sex, totalitarian impulse, freud, freudian psychology, UFO, signed, inscribed, psychologist
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About Burnside Rare Books, ABAA
Burnside Rare Books specializes in literary first editions and works of cultural and historic significance. We are located in Portland, Oregon and welcome visitors by appointment.
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- Fine
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- Spine
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- Cloth
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- Inscribed
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- Rubbing
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- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- Association Copy
- An association copy is a copy of a book which has been signed and inscribed by the author for a personal friend, colleague, or...
- Good+
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- Jacket
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