C. G. Jung: Word and Image Aniela Jaffé (Ed.), translated from the German by Krishna Winston. Princeton:  Bollingen Series of Princeton University Press, 1979,  xiv + 238 pp.

Aniela Jaffé, Jung's long-time secretary, disciple, and amanuensis of his autobiography, has recently done for Jung what Ernst Freud, Kurt Eissler and others have done for Freud. She has compiled a richly illustrated account of Jung's life and work. Two hundred and five photographs, many of them in color, depict Jung himself and the places and things important to him. Eleven of Jung's own paintings, vivid portrayals of his self-analysis taken chiefly from the “Red Book,” are reproduced. Succinct and yet comprehensive, the text meshes well with the photographs and conveys a real flavor of Jung, the man and psychologist. The reader is carried from an ancestral account on through Jung's childhood and student years, his delvings into the occult, the Birgholzli years and the relationship with Freud, the descent into the unconscious and triumphant return, and his ideas on the individual, culture, and history. Nor is the private side of Jung—his hobbies, family life, travels, the Tower—ignored.

This book will appeal to a wide variety of readers. Those unfamiliar with Jung will find it a useful introduction to his life and work. Jung aficionados and analytical psychologists will appreciate the previously unpublished photographs and drawings of Jung and the flesh-and-blood chronicle of his life. My only regrets are that the volume does not include more photographs of Jung himself.