Inscribed copy of the first edition in English of one of the Nobel prize-winning author's most celebrated books. Inscribed on the front free endpaper; "To Margaret D. Waterhouse, in very old friendship and affection from Elias Canetti." Born to Jewish parents in Bulgaria, Canetti spent his formative years living and studying in Vienna. This volumes is one of the most important studies on the human condition of crowd psychology and its role and effects throughout history.