Description
For sale: a rare and exceptional first edition, second printing, hardcover copy of Beyond Freedom and Dignity by B. F. Skinner. First Edition described , September 23, 1971 Knopf. Eighth printing February 1972 stated.
The book is in Near Fine condition with clean, bright cloth boards, strong title gilt on a tilted spine, lightly foxed page blocks, tight binding, mild spine tilt, rolled spine ends, mild edge wear, and lightly rubbed corners. The interior of the book is also in Near Fine condition with the ghost of an erased price on the first free end paper. No other marks, inscriptions, or other signs of ownership inside. The end papers and the interior pages are clean and bright, making it an excellent addition to any collection.
The dust jacket is in Very Good condition with mild surface wear, a lightly sunned spine and moderate to heavy edge wear. First state jacket with $6.95 price on the front flap and 9/71 date on the rear flap. Looks great in a new Brodart archival wrap.
In this profound and profoundly controversial work, a landmark of 20th-century thought originally published in 1971, B. F. Skinner makes his definitive statement about humankind and society. Insisting that the problems of the world today can be solved only by dealing much more effectively with human behavior, Skinner argues that our traditional concepts of freedom and dignity must be sharply revised. They have played an important historical role in our struggle against many kinds of tyranny, he acknowledges, but they are now responsible for the futile defense of a presumed free and autonomous individual; they are perpetuating our use of punishment and blocking the development of more effective cultural practices.
Don’t miss the opportunity to own a Near Fine first printing of this rare book. Ships promptly in a corrugated mailer with book wrapped in both craft paper and multiple layers of bubble wrap.
