Lectures on Conditioned Reflexes, Volume II: Conditioned Reflexes and Psychiatry

Volume II of Ivan Petrovitch Pavlov’s Lectures on Conditioned Reflexes, devoted to the application of conditioned-reflex research to psychiatry and higher nervous activity. Translated and edited by W. Horsley Gantt, M.D., B.Sc., longtime associate of Pavlov and director of the Pavlovian Laboratory at Johns Hopkins University. This volume collects Pavlov’s later writings on conditioned reflexes, behavior, neurosis, psychiatry, and related aspects of higher nervous activity. It represents an important extension of the experimental work for which Pavlov became one of the foundational figures in modern physiology, psychology, and behavioral science. Edition Note: Lawrence & Wishart Ltd., London, 1941. Copyright page states copyright 1941 by International Publishers Co., Inc., and “Printed in the U.S.A.” 199 pages. Condition: Good. Original dark green cloth with gilt spine lettering. Boards show rubbing, scuffing, scattered surface marks, and wear to edges and corners. Spine ends are rubbed, with minor fraying and wear at the head. Binding remains sound. Interior shows scattered foxing and age-toning, particularly to preliminary leaves. Arthur Hemstock pictorial bookplate mounted to front pastedown. No dust jacket. Please see photographs for condition details. Provenance: From the library of Arthur Hemstock, with his pictorial Ex Libris bookplate depicting a sailing ship. Collector/Scholarly Appeal: An early English-language edition of Pavlov’s major writings on conditioned reflexes and their relationship to psychiatry. Particularly relevant to collectors of psychology, psychiatry, neuroscience, physiology, behavioral science, and the history of medicine. Shipping/Returns: Carefully packed for shipment. Returns accepted in accordance with AbeBooks policies. SCI 3a.