Penguin Books, London, 1948. First Edition. Softcover. Good Condition/No Dust Jacket. preface by author and index. Plain text paperback binding with black and white coloured titles to the front panel and black coloured titles to the back strip. Black and white photograph of author to the rear panel. This book is a synthesis of the author's belief / discovery about humankind, as a doctor and researcher, and, as the rear panel blurb says "... it sums up much of his experience of man and his life seen from the purely scientific aspect." Pelican Books - A 181. Chip to the top right hand corner and lower right-hand corner of the same region. Creasing of the dustwrapper edges with rubbing of the edges and panels. Sunning to the back strip and lighter sunning to the panels with foxing also present. Light tanning of the text block edges and age toning of the pages. A few foxing spots to the first few and last few pages of the book and light foxing to the text block edges. A previous owner has placed a black marker through the price to the lower right-hand corner of the front panel. first Penguin edition. Size: 12mo (standard paperback). 312, [8 Â– of which five are further titles from publishing house]pages,. Please refer to accompanying picture (s). Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: Psychology & Psychiatry; Inventory No: 0290480. .

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Bookseller: Syber's Books ABN 40533682787 (AU)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 0290480
Title: Man, the Unknown (Pelican Books)
Author: Carrel, Alexis
Format/Binding: Softcover
Book Condition: Used - Good Condition
Jacket Condition: No Dust Jacket
Quantity Available: 1
Edition: First Edition
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Penguin Books
Place of Publication: London
Date Published: 1948
Keywords: BZDB2 Psychology, Man from a scientific point of view, philosophy, Pelican Books Â– A 181 Psychology & Psychiatry; Unbranded Carrel, Alexis Man, the Unknown (Pelican Books)

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General secondhand dealers, with 3 cats.We have two shops, 227 Glenferrie Rd Malvern 3144, Victoria 03 9530 2222 ( open 7 days Midday 'til 5.30 PM)And the other at 666 Glen Huntly Road Caulfield South 03 9523 666 open 11:00 am - 5.00 pm-ish the other 6 days. We seem to specialize in non mainstream stuff but read and stock Science-fiction, fantasy, detective fiction, history, biography and true crime, war, natural history. cooking, children's books and try to avoid current text books.We probably have the largest collection of Science Fiction, Penguins and general crime in Victoria in an open shop ( David has 8 bookcases 900mm x 2200mm of sf and f) ( Penny has 8 bookcases 1200mm x 2400 of sf and f )On shelf each shop has 30,000 plus books and we list over 30000 books online

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