‎REUCHLIN (Maurice)‎
‎Psychologie‎

‎Grundzüge der physiologischen Psychologie. Mit 155 Holzschnitten. - [THE FOUNDING OF EXPERIMENTAL PSYCHOLOGY]‎

‎Leipzig, Engelmann, 1874. Lex 8vo. Presumably original half cloth with gilt title and lines to spine. Upper capital with a little bit of wear, but otherwise this fairly fragile binding is in surprisingly fine condition. First few leaves with a little bit of light brownspotting, otherwise fine. Stamp to title-page (Bibliothek des Kön. Real progymnasiums in Sonderburg) and a few old handwritten numbers to top of title-page. A few leaves with light pencil-underlinings. Repaired tear to first leaf of the Introduction, no loss. Illustrated throughout. XII, 870, (2, -errata) pp.‎

‎The uncommon first edition of Wundt's seminal main work, which constitutes the most important work in the field of experimental psychology, of which Wundt was the founder. Wundt's ""Physiological Psychology"" constituted a new domain of science. Apart from being the first to create this new science and to lecture on it, he was also the first to publish a book on it, namely the ""Grundzüge der physiologischen Psychologie"", which remains the first and foremost classic within the field and is now regarded as the most important book in the history of psychology.""Wundt made experimental investigations of normal individual reactions, reflex responses, and general behaviour, and interpreted them in terms of neural mechanisms. He is the founder of experimental psychology and his book remains the most important on the subject."" (Garrison & Morton).""Wilhelm Maximilian Wundt (1832-1920) is known to posterity as the ""father of experimental psychology"" and the founder of the first psychology laboratory (Boring, 1950: 317, 322, 344-5). From there, Wundt exerted enormous influence on the development of psychology as a discipline, especially in the United States. Somewhat reserved and shy in public, Wundt aggressively dominated his chosen arenas, the lecture hall and the pages of books, with a witty and sardonic persona.His scope was vast, his output incredible. His writings, totaling an estimated 53,000 pages, include: articles on animal and human physiology, poisons, vision, spiritualism, hypnotism, history, and politics"" text- and handbooks of ""medical physics"" and human physiology"" encyclopedic tomes on linguistics, logic, ethics, religion, a ""system of philosophy"" not to mention his magna opera, the Grundzüge der physiologischen Psychologie"" and the ""Völkerpsychologie"" (in ten volumes)."" (SEP).Horblit: 100aG&M: 4976 (presumably erroneusly stating the printing-year as 1873-74" all other bibliographical information merely states 1874, as all other copies that we have been able to locate. The preface, which is clearly written for the first appearance of the book, is dated March 1874). ‎

‎Geschichte der Psychologie. Erster Theil: 1.-2. Abtheilung (alles erschienen). (1. Die Psychologie vor Aristoteles. 2. Die Psychologie von Aristoteles bis zu Thomas von Aquino.).‎

‎Gotha, F.A.perthes, 1880-84. Bound in one contemp. hcalf. Gilt spine, rubbed. XVIII,(1),284(8),531 pp. Stamp on titlepage. Internally fine and clean.‎

‎First edition.‎

‎Histoire de la Psychologie des Grecs. Tome Troisieme: La Psychologie de la Nouvelle Academie et des Ecoles Éclectiques.‎

‎Paris, 1890. Cont. hcloth. (4),486 pp. A little brownspotted.‎

‎Psychologie und Wirtschaftsleben. Ein Beitrag zur angewandten Experimental-Psychologie.‎

‎Leipzig, J. A. Barth, 1912. 8vo. Orig. wrappers w. minor nicks to extremities, uncut, Internally fine. VIII,192,(4) pp.‎

‎First edition.As one of the early applications of experimental psychology to the field of industrial work and this field's problems concerning work efficiency, this book by the German psychologist Hugo Münsterberg (1863-1916) stands out. Here Münsterberg looks at problems with monotony, attention and fatigue, physical and social influences on the working power, the effects of advertising and the future development of economic psychology. He argues that the key to work place efficiency is matching job and worker, and that successful matches generate satisfied employees, quality work and high productivity. An interesting example of applied psychology, a science to which Münsterberg stands as an important pioneer. ‎

‎La psychologie de l'enfant. (In: Actualités scientifique et industrielle (1089) - Philosophie XI (Chronique des Années de Guerre 1939-1945) - Philosophie des sciences - Psychologie.)‎

‎Paris, Hermann & Cie, 1950. 8vo. Orig. printed wrappers, uncut. In fine condition. Pp. 193-218 (the rest of the volume: pp. 1-192 219-230,(2)).‎

‎First publication of the article.‎