American psychiatrist (1893–1990) who pioneered a scientific approach to psychiatry and advocated the prevention of crime through psychiatric treatment rather than punishment. Signed book: Theory of Psychoanalytic Technique. Later printing. NY: Basic Books, Inc., 1958. Hardcover with dust jacket, 6.25 x 9.5, 206 pages. Signed and inscribed on the first free end page, “For Ralph Friedman, Karl Menninger, Topeka 1958.” In fine condition, with pencil notations and slight edge toning to signed page, and some toning and small tears to dust jacket. RR Auction COA.
