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Leipzig und Wien. Franz Deuticke. 1900. (but 1899). tall8vo., 23.3cm, The First Edition, 371,[iv],1p., (colophon), in plain contemporary dust worn wrappers, spine cap frayed and the center of the panel is mostly wanting, wrappers loose, early pencil notation in Germany on the cover, (see below), text is shaken but holding, the text is clean, the rare first edition of this most important of books, in contemporary style clam shell box, designed by Red Bone Bindery, in crushed brown morocco grain calf, gilt decorated raised bands and spine borders, gilt titles, matched marbled boards, fine. Provenance: The first recorded owner was Dr. Robert Drill. The following is written in pencil (now faded) in German: "Elgen. Von Dr. Drill mit der Bemerkung übergeben, es sei wert, aufbewahrt, zu werden. (Mitte der 30er Jahre)". [Elgen. By Dr. Drill handed over with the comment that it was worth keeping. (mid 30s)]. The present owner found an article published in 1927 that quotes something Drill…

Die Traumdeutung, which translates as 'The Interpretation of Dreams', is one of the seminal works of psychoanalysis literature. Written by Sigmund Freud, it introduces his theory of the unconscious with respect to dream interpretation and also discusses what would later become the theory of the Oedipus complex. Freud revised the book at least eight times and, in the third edition, added an extensive section which treated dream symbolism very literally, following the influence of Wilhelm Stekel.