The Personality Surgeon
by Colin Wilson
- Used
- Fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Fine/Near Fine
- Seller
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BATH, Somerset, United Kingdom
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About This Item
San Francisco: Mercury House, 1986. First edition. Cloth. Fine/Near Fine. 9.5" by 6". None. A fine first U.S. edition of this intriguing and complex novel by Colin Wilson, inscribed by the author to the title page. The first U.S. edition of this work.Inscribed by the author to the title page, 'For Steve, warm regards, Colin, Dec 95'.In the original unclipped dust wrapper.A gripping novel in which a general practitioner pioneers a revolutionary method of psychotherapy, which allows a person's personality to be broken down and reconstructed, thus building them new personalities.By Colin Wilson. In the original publisher's cloth binding, in the original unclipped dust wrapper. Externally, fine. Dust wrapper with some spotting to the reverse. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean. Fine
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Details
- Bookseller
- Rooke Books (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 800P17
- Title
- The Personality Surgeon
- Author
- Colin Wilson
- Illustrator
- None
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Mercury House
- Place of Publication
- San Francisco
- Date Published
- 1986
- Size
- 9.5" by 6"
- Keywords
- The Personality Surgeon colin wilson charlie peruzzi psychotherapy colin wilson
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Rooke Books
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BATH, Somerset
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We are a small team dedicated to bringing you very scarce books at reasonable prices. We specialise in rare and hard to come by works on all subjects over the last 500 years, together with modern first editions and decorative sets and bindings. Our library has something for every interest and specialism. We deliver worldwide using a fully tracked and insured courier delivery service.
Where are We?
Based in the literary city of Bath, our offices are housed in the Eastern Dispensary. Built in 1845, the building originally existed as a charitable institution providing medical care. The building now houses our collection of over twenty thousand books and has five full time members of staff.
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