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Freud, Sigmund
Estimate
5,000 - 7,000 GBP
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Description
- Freud, Sigmund
- Zur Auffassung der Aphasien. Leipzig & Vienna: Franz Deuticke, 1891
- Paper
8vo (237 x 154mm.), first edition, 24 pages of publisher's advertisements, woodcuts in text, uncut in the original grey paper wrappers, modern grey cloth folding box, hinges cracked, spine slightly torn at head, small ownership sticker at head of first page of advertisements
Literature
Grinstein 2; Norman F15
Condition
Condition is described in the main body of the cataloguing, where appropriate.
"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."
"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."
Catalogue Note
First edition of Freud's first book. "Freud's treatise on aphasia ... was little appreciated by contemporary neurologists, but Freud always regarded it as the most significant of his neurological writings" (Norman). Of the 850 copies printed in 1891, only 257 had been sold by 1900 when the remainder were pulped.