THE PRINCIPLES OF PSYCHOLOGY

2 volumes. First Edition, second printing with Psychology spelled out and with the corrections to Vol. I page 10 "not the sole seat of intellect" rather than "the seat of intellectual power" (Vol. 1, p. 10, l. 9-10) and "object of some absent sensation" rather than "object of some absent object of sensation" (Vol. 2, p. 101, l. 20). Original textual illustrations throughout. Thick 8vo, bound into full dark green polished buckram, the spines lettered in gilt. xii, 689; vi, 704 (8 advertisements) pp. A very well preserved copy with sturdy later bindings and clean text blocks. A fine set.

Edizione: early printing in original two volume format of this masterwork in psychology and human science. a monumental work in the study of psychology, james was the first to suggest that the workings of the mind were directly related to the workings of the body. furthermore, he was the first to champion the idea of psychology as a separate science. it was widely read in part because of the author’s writing style, his humor and his use of metaphor. james grew up in an active and intellectual family (his brother was the novelist henry james, his father a philosopher) and this, no doubt influenced both his perspective and his style. this book is still of interest to modern readers because it “summed up and will always significantly represent the state of the science of psychology at the end of the nineteenth century.”