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Fine library compiled by the eminent psychiatrist over his many years of practice and experience, consisting of some 1300 volumes primarily relating to his field of psychotherapy and various aspects of psychiatry including many of his own works and offprints of his articles.
Various places, various dates. (WOLF, ALEXANDER) Various formats. . Collection of books and bound volumes of pamphlets, many with his annotations or markings, a working library but generally in excellent condition. ¶ Wolf, a well known New York Psychiatrist, was recognized as a pioneer in the development of group therapy. He was the first to encourage his groups to have meetings without him in addition to having the regularly scheduled meetings and made many other important extensions and changes of technique for group psychotherapy.With Irwin L. Kutash he edited "The Group Psychotherapist's Handbook," "The Psychotherapist's Casebook" and "Psychotherapy of the Submerged Personality." He contributed to Gadza's "Basic Approaches to Group Psychotherapy and Group Counseling" and to "Beyond the Couch; dialogues in teaching and learning Psychoanalysis in Groups" as well as numerous articles in professional magazines. This library represents his personal as well as professional interests. A few titles include: Slavson, A TEXTBOOK IN ANALYTIC GROUP PSYCHOTHERAPY (NY, 1964); Scheidlinger, PSYCHOANALYSIS AND GROUP BEHAVIOR. (NY, 1952); Wolf & Schwartz, PSICOANALISIS EN GRUPOS (Mexico City, (1967), all with either Wolf's stamp or signature; MEN OF ACHIEVEMENT (Cambridge, 1987), featuring a biographical essay on Wolf. Wolf's copy in a full leather presentation binding, stamped "A Gift from Alexander Wolf, M.D."
Offered for US$ 12500.00 by: James Cummins Bookseller - Book number: 23367