London: Tavistock Productions, 1960-1961. First editions, first printings. The first title is in good condition, marred by the dust wrapper, and the second is very good (or better). The Divided Self is present in the dust wrapper. It has some major areas of loss to the top and tail of the spine, and some other areas of loss and abrasion. The illustrated front panel remains bright and present. It has not been price clipped (25s. net). The boards are sharp in the publishers dark green cloth, and the text blocks are free from foxing. This copy is inscribed by R. D. Laing to Paul A. Senft on the front fly in the year of publication. It reads: 'To Paul | from | Ronnie | May 1960.' Loosely inserted are ten sides of Paul A. Senft's notes on Laing's book, from Epicurean Pleasure to meta-psychology it is very in depth. The Self & Others is in very good condition. The dust jacket is a trifle sunned, with one small hole to the spine and some shelf wear throughout. It has not been price clipped (25s. net). The boards are sharp in the publishers original green cloth, and the text blocks are clean the top stain is also clean. This copy is inscribed on the front fly: 'To Paul Senft | from | Ronnie Laing | November, 1961' in black ink. Internally, Paul Senft has highlighted his name as listed in the preface to this work. Senft s annotations are throughout the book in blue ink. Loosely inserted is a single folded sheet of Senft's notes on Laing s book presumably from the passages he annotated inside. It is signed in pencil Paul Senft . Dr. Paul A. Senft (1906-1975) was a psychotherapist and philosopher. He was the editor of The Human Context, and colleague of Laing's in the world of psychiatry. The pair were clearly on first-term basis, with Laing inscribing these books from Ronnie rather than his formal name Ronald. The Divided Self is a world renowned and ground-breaking exploration of madness and identity. Laing contrasts the experience of the "ontologically secure" person with that of a person who "cannot take the realness, aliveness, autonomy and identity of himself and others for granted" and who consequently contrives strategies to avoid "losing his self". This concept is used to develop a psychodynamic model of the mind to explain psychosis and schizophrenia. Laing's theories resemble later ideas about self-disorder as a core characteristic of schizophrenia. The Self & Others somewhat takes a volta on Laing s findings in The Divided Self.