Walden Two.
by Skinner, B.F
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Palm Beach, Florida, United States
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About This Item
New York: The Macmillan Company, 1948. First edition of this classic work. Octavo, original cloth. Near fine in a near fine dust jacket. Jacket design by F.G. Kuttner.
Synopsis
Walden Two is a "science fiction" novel written by behavioral psychologist B. F. Skinner and first published in 1948. In that novel, the author describes an experimental community named Walden Two. The community is located in a rural area and "has nearly a thousand members. " The members are portrayed as happy, productive, and creative.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Raptis Rare Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 133228
- Title
- Walden Two.
- Author
- Skinner, B.F
- Book Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- The Macmillan Company
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1948
- Keywords
- B.F. Skinner First Edition, Walden Two First Edition
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Raptis Rare Books
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Palm Beach, Florida
About Raptis Rare Books
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- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...