Gershom Scholem, Ursprung und Anfange der Kabbala [Origin and Beginnings of Kabbalah]. Signed by Scholem in blue ink on the half-title page. 1962, First edition, original German text. Hardcover in dust jacket. Published in Berlin by Walter de Gruyter, as Volume III of the series Studia Judaica: Forschungen zur Wissenschaft des Judentums, edited by E. L. Ehrlich. From the personal collection of the Jungian psychiatrist James Kirsch, with his signature and LA address in red ink on the fly leaf. Kirsch and Jung were very close, and a book of their correspondence was published in 2021, including many letters regarding Jung's views of Jews and Judaism. Kirsch has underlined sentences on approximately 30 pages. James Kirsch, M.D., was born in Guatemala, and educated in Berlin. He met Carl Jung in 1926. Convinced of the magnitude of Jung’s genius, he analyzed with him in a periodic way until Jung’s death in 1961. Finding disastrous events foretold in his dreams, Kirsch moved his family out of Germany when Hitler came to power. Eventually they emigrated to the United States where he and his wife Hilde, also an analyst, helped to found the Jung Institute of Los Angeles. Former owner's neat underlining (see description), otherwise Very Good copy in a Good dust jacket. Sound, square binding. The DJ spine is faded and has a penny-sized brown stain; chipping to the spine ends; light tears to the corners and folds; a few small stray marks and stains. Merchandise will be packed and transported by the purchaser at their own risk and expense. A list of recommended shippers is on our website: https://www.conceptgallery.com/auctions/shipping/ .