Home is Where We Start From: Essays by a Psychoanalyst
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- New York: W.W. Norton & Company, 1986
New York: W.W. Norton & Company, 1986. First American Edition. Hardcover. Very Good in Very Good Dustjacket. First American Edition. Hardcover. Underlined and annotations by Oliver Sacks on p.36: "I see this, but I scarcely feel it -" and deeply thoughtful remarks on page 42, 43.. Dr. Sacks often wrote conversations with the author and reactions in the margins. Posthumously designed book plate by a friend of Oliver’s, incorporating his longstanding love of cephalopods. Donald Winnicott was an English pediatrician and psychoanalyst who was espeically iinfluential in the field of object relations and developmental psychology.
From the library of Dr. Oliver Sacks, the renowned neurologist, author, and educator. He was, in his life, celebrated for his contributions to the understanding of the human brain and his ability to communicate complex scientific concepts to a broader audience. In doing so, he highlighted the profound impact of neurological disorders on human identity and experience. His library is a reflection of this remarkable polymath's questing mind. Light shelfwear, even toning/sunning, with an evenly toned/chipped dj, else tight, bright, and unmarred. Red cloth. 8vo. 287pp.+index. All underlining, emphasis, and notations are in the hand of Dr. Oliver Sacks. Ex libris pasted in.
From the library of Dr. Oliver Sacks, the renowned neurologist, author, and educator. He was, in his life, celebrated for his contributions to the understanding of the human brain and his ability to communicate complex scientific concepts to a broader audience. In doing so, he highlighted the profound impact of neurological disorders on human identity and experience. His library is a reflection of this remarkable polymath's questing mind. Light shelfwear, even toning/sunning, with an evenly toned/chipped dj, else tight, bright, and unmarred. Red cloth. 8vo. 287pp.+index. All underlining, emphasis, and notations are in the hand of Dr. Oliver Sacks. Ex libris pasted in.