THE PRINCIPLES OF PSYCHOLOGY [AMERICAN SCIENCE SERIES - ADVANCED COURSE]
Book Details + Condition: Henry Holt and Company (New York). Early Edition, 1905. Complete two-volume hardcover set. 1378 pages total (689 pp, 689 pp) with Index. Illustrated. Early edition of Dr. William James's famous treatise on psychology. James (1842 - 1910) is regarded as the "Father of American Psychology", and the first educator to offer a psychology course in the United States. This treatise, considered his masterpiece, contains early ideas of his main philosophical premises. "The four key concepts in James' book are: stream of consciousness (his most famous psychological metaphor); emotion (later known as the James–Lange theory); habit (human habits are constantly formed to achieve certain results); and will (through James' personal experiences in life)." [Wikipedia] For both volumes: firm binding; rubbed corners and edges; light aging and wear to boards; chafed spine ends, with faded library numbers present; bookplate to inside front board; embossed stamp to title page (as well as to one or two other random pages); interior is clean and free of markings. Repaired tear to one page of Volume II.
