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The Masters of Fate: The Power of the Will
by Shaler, Sophia P
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
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Portland, Oregon, United States
Item Price
A$550.62
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About This Item
New York: Duffield and Company, 1906. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. 358pp; Green cloth boards with gilt titling to front & spine, boards square, clean & bright, pages slightly age-toned, slight foxing to edges, text unmarked, binding is tight, VG condition. Scarce antique treatise on using the power of the will to overcome physical and mental disabilities. The thesis of the book contrasts strongly with the conclusions of the eugenics movement of that time. Contents: Invalidism and Intellectual Development; Lessons from the Lower Life; The Invalid's Attitude Toward Life; Weaknesses Peculiar to Man; Unpromising Children; Nervous Invalids; The Blind and the Deaf; Retarded Development; Accidental Malformations; Unclassified Maladies; The Effect of the Imagination, Will, and Habit; Management of Body and Mind; The Practical Work of Life; Family and Social Relations of Invalids; Index.
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- Bookseller
- Book Happy Booksellers
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 016267
- Title
- The Masters of Fate: The Power of the Will
- Author
- Shaler, Sophia P
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Duffield and Company
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1906
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- psychology disability will illness infirmity
- Bookseller catalogs
- Psychology;
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- Edges
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- VG
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- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- First Edition
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- Cloth
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