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SKINNER, B.F. 1904-1990.
The Behavior of Organisms: An Experimental Analysis. New York & London: D.Appleton-Century Company, [1938].

5 December 2018, 14:00 EST
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SKINNER, B.F. 1904-1990.

The Behavior of Organisms: An Experimental Analysis. New York & London: D.Appleton-Century Company, [1938].
8vo. Original black cloth stamped in gilt and blind, dust jacket. Somewhat toned, cloth remarkably fresh, jacket with tape reinforcement to verso edges, spine toned, tiny chips from head and tail of spine, an excellent copy overall.
Provenance: Seymour Radin (small stamp to f.f.e.p.).

FIRST EDITION, FIRST ISSUE OF SKINNER'S FIRST BOOK IN EXCEPTIONALLY RARE JACKET. Skinner, known for his work creating a technology of human behavior, herein sets the parameters for behavior anaylsis.

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