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Title: The Revolution in Psychiatry: The New Understanding of Man
Author: Ernest Becker
Publisher: The Free Press of Glencoe (A Division of The Macmillan Company)
Place of Publication: New York, United States
Year: 1964
Edition: First Edition
Binding: Hardcover with Dust Jacket
Condition: Very Good+ book in Very Good+ dust jacket
An exceptionally well-preserved first edition of Ernest Becker’s early and influential work challenging orthodox psychiatric theory. In this important 1964 volume, Becker advances a behavioral and philosophical reorientation of psychiatry, anticipating themes that would later culminate in his Pulitzer Prize–winning work, The Denial of Death.
This copy presents far above average for the title. The teal cloth boards remain clean and vibrant with sharp spine lettering. The dust jacket retains strong color and structure, with only light, honest edge wear. Unlike many circulating copies that show fading, heavy chipping, or institutional markings, this example remains bright, tight, and highly collectible.
A neat prior owner signature appears at the top of the half-title page. The book was acquired in Palo Alto, California, placing it geographically within the mid-century Stanford intellectual community during the period of publication. No additional markings are present.
Becker’s early works are increasingly sought after by collectors of existential psychology, mid-century intellectual history, cultural anthropology, and the human potential movement. First editions in this condition are becoming more difficult to locate.
Condition: Near fine. Tight binding, clean interior, no writing or markings other than the single prior owner signature. Pages show only mild natural age toning. The dust jacket is very good plus, bright and intact with minor edge wear and no major tears or loss. Overall an unusually strong, well-preserved example.
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