Decent and Indecent by Spock, Dr Benjamin - 1972

Bodley Head, 1970. Hardbound, with the DJ, VG/VG.

Hardback. Very Good.

London: Bodley Head, 1970. First Edition ~1st Printing. Hardcover. VG/VG

London: The Bodley Head, 1970. Cloth. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo.

The Bodley Head, London, 1970. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good Condition/Very Good. Red coloured boards with gilt coloured titles to the backstrip. Plaintext dustwrapper with yellow, white and black coloured titles to the front panel and black and white coloured titles to the backstrip. In this book the author talks about the ills of Western man (particularly as it affects America), for example – loss of idealism, American imperialism and the Vietnam war, colour prejudice, and lastly "... the failure of education to cater for our emotional, social and spiritual needs. He finds that all these problems have common root in a lack of understanding of our deeper motivation; – and he explains these without fear or favour – a process which leads him, inter alia, to a withering denunciation of the American administration." – from front fold over panel blurb. Rubbing of the backstrip edges and book corners. Age toning and scattered foxing… Read More

Penguin 1972. Paperback (VG); all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book will reduce your overall postage cost.

London, Sydney, Toronto: The Bodley Head, 1970 Excellent, clean and tightly bound copy. Previous owner's name on flyleaf. 212 pages. Size: Approx 5½ " Wide - 8½ " Tall