THE SNAKE PIT
by Ward, Mary Jane
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good/Good
- Seller
-
Creswell, Oregon, United States
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About This Item
New York: Random House, 1946. Hardcover. Very Good/Good. BOOK OF THE MONTH. Age-tanning to edges and text. Light sunning to top of spine. Light edge and shelfwear. Dustjacket good. Very tanned inside jacket. Various size chips and tears to edges and spine ; creasing. Gilt lettering debossed to spine and front of green, cloth-covered boards. Clean, solid binding. 278 pp. "In the bad old days, very long ago, when someone began to act queer they put him or her into a pit with a snake. Sometimes the snake bit and the patient died, but if not, he was cured -- by the shock. It was a crude and cruel experiment in what we call the shock treatment now. The shock treatment, as is probably well know, consists of strong electric shocks which tend to restore the mental balance when it has been lost," (from The Snake Pit).
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Details
- Bookseller
- The Sensible Magpie (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 1063
- Title
- THE SNAKE PIT
- Author
- Ward, Mary Jane
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Random House
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1946
- Keywords
- shock treatment, mental health, psychology, psychiatry
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The Sensible Magpie has no established storefront; she is MAIL ORDER ONLY. Once payment is received and processed, item(s) will be shipped out promptly.
PAYPAL ACCEPTED and ENCOURAGED!!
Orders will be filled and shipped out on as soon as they are processed, within two days of accepting order, generally. If you have need of quicker delivery, please call directly: (541) 942-6479, between 8am and 8pm, Pacific Standard Time.
Media and Priority Rates include standard USPS tracking numbers, which I will include once processed.
Postage rates for within the U.S. will cover up to five pounds.
If your order is heavier or oversized, we may contact you noting extra charges are required.
Delivery confirmation available upon request.
UPS and FEDEX Expedited Services available if requested and will be rated accordingly.
We pack well! We want your order to arrive in the same manner as it left us. 30 Day return if your book is not as described, with full refund including original shipping costs.
Customer information kept confidential. Used ONLY for the purpose of fulfilling orders. NEVER sold or soliticited to by any other party.
Miss Magpie humbly thanks you for your interest!
"My head was a magpie's nest
lined with such bright scraps
of information."
~Alice Munro
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The Sensible Magpie
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Creswell, Oregon
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