Van Pelt S J (42 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. 1958 Has 13 Illustrations and one diagram.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Fair Minus. Has light very old damp stains to back corner of jacket and book edges. Nice reference small but to the pint and illustrated.

Soft cover. Condition: Fair. foxing to the from cover.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. First Edition. No Marks, Tears Or Writing. Damp Stained On Lower Corner And One Small Spot Bottom Edges., Over All Solid Book. This Little Book Has Been Written To Provide Doctors And Intelligent Laymen With The Truth About Hypnotism, And The Modern Method Of Using It, In An Easily Digested Form.…

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. Very good, clean, tight condition. Text free of marks. Professional book dealer since 1999. All orders are processed promptly and carefully packaged.

12Mo Softcover. Condition: Good. 1st ptg. 192pp. Text is clean on unmarked, uncreased pages. Hinges are intact, textblock is square with pointed corners, oranged edges. Moderate+ overall shelf/timewear, coverwear, cover edge and cornerwear, sunning, smudging; foxing on inner covers, endpapers and textblock edges, page patina throughout.…

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. No Dustjacket. First Edition. ISBN . B0000CHTW1 Mass market paperback . First Crest printing from August 1956 as stated on the copyright page. Tight sound unmarked copy in Very Good plus condition. Crest Book #S143. No Signature.

Condition: Good. 1955. First Edition. 108 pages. No dust jacket. Beige cloth. Pages and binding are presentable with no major defects. Minor issues present such as mild cracking, inscriptions, inserts, light foxing, tanning and thumb marking. Boards have mild shelf wear with light rubbing and corner bumping. Some light marking and tanning.…

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. First Edition. 90 pp. Light edge and corner wear. The cover features Lucy Lawless in a scene from the TV show, Xena - Warrior Princess. Interior artwork by: Gerald Brom; Brian Froud; Web Bryant; Steven Adler; David Beck; Greg Carter; John Monteleone. Games features a review of the Xena game by Eric T. Baker. The Gallery features Gerald Brom by Karen Haber. This issue contains: Flower Kiss by Constance Ash; And Now Abithdeth These Three by Sherwood Smith; Dr. Rumpole by S. P. Somtow; Happy Ending by James Van Pelt; Greed by J. Michael Matuszewicz; Folkroots: Dusk Dawn and the Days of the Dead by Terri Windling; and Movies: Ray Harryhausen by Stephen Lynch; along with the usual features. Size: 4to. Gerald Brom; Brian Froud; Web Bryant; Steven Adler; David Beck; Greg Carter; John Monteleone; (illustrator). Book.…

Hardcover. Condition: Good+. No Jacket. Good+ Black boards with gold text on front spine. Pages are crisp and square. Outer covers show some slight wear around edges. Professional book dealer since 1975. All orders are processed promptly and carefully packaged.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. Dust jacket in good condition. Shelf and handling wear to cover and binding, with general signs of previous use. Binding and pages are intact. All pages are free from any markings. Light scuffing and bumping visible to boards. Dust jacket is wrapped in mylar. Secure packaging for safe delivery.…

Condition: Good. 1958. First Published. 212 pages. This is an ex-Library book. Dust jacket over black cloth. Black and white photographic plates. Light foxing and tanning to pages. More prominent to text block edges, pastedowns and free endpapers. Pen inscription to front pastedown. Binding is slightly loose but pages remain attached. Boards have minor corner bumping and edgewear with noticeable staining, tanning and scuffing overall. Spine has minor tanning with soft crushing to ends. Book has a slight forward lean. Unclipped dust jacket with minor rubbing, chipping and tearing to edges. Moderate tanning and scuffing overall.…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Lacking the Dustjacket. 1st. (USA) Presumed 1st American edition. No markings, Very Good used copy; lacking the dust jacket. Black cloth, [208]pp, 19 B&W photo plates and 5 line diagrams. Sydney James Van Pelt (1908 -1976) was an Australian medical practitioner and a pioneer of modern medical hypnosis and hypnotherapy. He was the founding editor of the British Journal of Medical Hypnotism, President of the British Society of Medical Hypnotists, and a member of the (U.S.) Society for Clinical and Experimental Hypnosis. This book has Methods of Indcing Hypnotism, use of Hypnotism in treatment of Psycho-Neurosis and in the treatment of bad habits, stress deiseases; how hypnotism can be used for Medical purposes. (1.6 JM HOJ 301/2 Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾".…

Condition: Good. 1958. Reprinted, revised. 208 pages. Pictorial jacket over dark cloth. Black and white photographs. Pages and binding are presentable with no major defects. Minor issues present such as mild cracking, inscriptions, inserts, light foxing, tanning and thumb marking. Boards have mild shelf wear with light rubbing and corner bumping. Some mild marking and tanning. Unclipped jacket has moderate edge wear with tears, chips, and some areas of loss. Noticeable rubbing and marking.…

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. First Edition. Only a touch of wear at the head of the spine. A touch of soil. No fading or rubbing. No chips or tears. No marks or odors. A bookstore stamp at the bottom of the title page.

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Soft cover. Condition: Very Good +. Part three of this 209 page work - list of self-improvement books at back - covers such `ailments' as : depression, alcoholism, insomnia, blushing, stammering, and nervous exhaustion. Read more about : Wolberg, hallucinations, sexual frigidity, images, migraine, mother's-boy, and breathlessness. 8 diagrams and photographs accompany text. Cond ; Paper wrapper is light blue with whote lettering. Front cover illustration features a long swirling brick hallway. Genral wear is light. Binding sound. Colours bright. Minimal soiling. No marks, no tears. Excellent reference copy. Quote (p. 92) : " Treatment by hypnosis has the advantage that there is no stigma attched to it as with institutional treatment, and patients can continue at their occupations and live an ordinary life. One condition is essential - the patient must ._._._. ." Size: 8vo. B/W Diagrams (illustrator). …

48 pages plus covers. Staple-bound paperback; H 24.25cm x L 18.75cm. Orange paper covers; bumping and curling to bottom corners of covers likewise affecting interior leaves, top corners of rear cover and last five leaves also lightly creased. Ink marks on rear cover recto noting prices of hypnosis-related books. Pages are otherwise clean and binding is firm. A very good- copy. Primary articles: "Hypnosis in Cancer" by Dr. Arden R. Hedge; "Hypnosis, the General Practitioner and the Patient" by Dr. Emil Franklin; "Hypnosis and Hypertension" by Dr. William J. Bryan, Jr.; "Hypnosis and Neighbour Neurosis" by Dr. S.J. Van Pelt; "My Use and Experience of Hypnotism in Psychotherapy" by Dr. Gerard Odencrants; "Hypnotherapy in the Control of Obesity" by Dr. A. Weinberg; and "Phases of Hypnosis and Its Application to Odontology" by Dr. Raul Eitelberg.…

48 pages plus covers. Staple-bound paperback; H 24.5cm x L 18.75cm. Orange paper covers; some creasing and bumping at cover corners as well as to interior leaves. Pages are still clean and binding is firm. A very good copy. Primary articles: "Some Theoretical Considerations About the Hypnotic Emotional State and Related Conditions - Part II" by Drs. Galina Solovey and Anatol Milechnin; "Hypnosis in Children - The Adaptation of Informal Techniques" by Dr. John A. Ray; "Hypnosis, Loneliness and Neurosis" by Dr. S.J. Van Pelt; "The Initial Sensitizing Effect of Emotional Disorders" by Dr. Louis K. Boswell, Jr.; "Medical Hypnotism and Man as a Homeodynamic Entity - Part V" by Dr. F.A. Volgyesi; and "The Role of Hypnosis in the Treatment of Infertility" by Dr. Leo Wollman.…

48 pages plus covers. Staple-bound paperback; H 24.25cm x L 18.5cm. Orange paper covers; bumping to bottom corners of covers likewise affecting interior leaves. Pages are still clean and binding is firm. A very good copy. Primary articles: "Hypnosis - A Surgical Modality" by Dr. Arden R. Hedge; "'Imitation-Method' as an Aid to Hypnosis" by Dr. Berthold Stokvis;" Hypnotherapy and Controlled Tension" by Dr. S.J. Van Pelt; "Results of 'Ablation Hypnosis'" by Prof. Dr. Klumbies & Prof. Dr. Kleinsorge; "The Clinical Importance of 'Inward Seeing' in Autogenic Training" by Prof. Dr. J.H. Schultz; "The Protective Ego (Do Not Sell It Short)" by Dr. Joseph M. Schowalter; and "Some Theoretical Considerations About the Hypnotic Emotional State and Related Conditions (Part III)" by Drs. Galina Solovey and Anatol Milechnin. Laid-in are a subscription acknowledgement and promotional sheet/subscription form both with handwritten notations. …

36 pages plus covers. Staple-bound paperback; H 24.75cm x L 18.75cm. Orange paper covers; some creasing and bumping at cover corners as well as to interior leaves. Pages are still clean and binding is firm. A very good copy. Primary articles: "Concerning the Nature and Treatment of Stuttering, Part 1" by Drs. Galina Solovey and Anatol Milechnin; "Some Neglected Aspects of Research in Hypnosis" by Dr. E.S. Heath; "How To Be Happy Although Married - By Hypnosis" by Dr. S.J. Van Pelt; "The Use of Hypnosis in General Practice" by Dr. Emil Franklin; "A Case of Allergy Cured By Hypnotic Suggestion The Modern Way" by Dr. Joseph M. Showalter; and "A Report About Some Interesting Cases" by Dr. Raul Eitelberg.…

40 pages plus covers. Staple-bound paperback; H 24cm x L 18.25cm. Orange paper covers. Pages are clean and binding is firm. A near fine copy. Primary articles: "Contributions to the Psychokinetic Theory of Hypnotism - Part IV" by Dr. Mahmoud Kamal Muftic; "Hypnotism, 'Rheumatism' and Fibrositis" by Dr. S.J. Van Pelt; "Medical Psychotherapy in General Practice Medical Hypnosis as Applied in 500 Cases" by Dr. G. Danis; and "Hypnoanalysis in a Case of Transient Hysterical Paralysis" by Dr. Mendel Marcus.…

broché Couverture Illustrée. Condition: Bon État. 191 pages en format -12.

Stapled. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. First Edition (quarterly publication). Usage wear on back cover of one journal. Otherwise, unmarked journals in excellent condition. Two issues.

Hardcover. Condition: Fair. Vintage Grey Arrow paperback examining hypnotism, suggestion and the psychological potential of hypnosis. Distinctive yellow illustrated cover with original printed price of 2/6. Age-toned pages, cover creasing and edge wear. Previous handwritten markings visible on preliminary pages. Small tape repair to upper corner. See photographs for condition.…

paperback. Condition: Very Good.

Paperback. Condition: Brand New. 96 pages. 7.50x4.75x0.22 inches. In Stock.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Poor. Hardback, d/j is poor, large piece torn off from back cover, small pieces missing, bumped scuffed and creased to all corners and edges, o/w internally good. 22 Illustrations diagrams & Charts.

Condition: Good. 1958. First Edition. 212 pages. Purple dust jacket over black cloth. Clean pages with noticeable tanning and mild foxing to endpapers. Tightly bound with faint thumb-marking throughout. Boards have light edge wear with minor corner bumping. Mild crushing to spine, with occasional markings overall. Unclipped jacket has moderate edgewear with chips, tears, and creasing. Heavy tanning to spine. Moderate water staining to spine. Notable rubbing and marking all over.…

Hardback, 13.5x20.25cm, 190pp. Good condition (light wear; slightly cocked spine; Angus & Robertson label at front pastedown) in good dustwrapper (general light wear; tanned spine and edges; clipped front flap).