- Hardcover
- Used
Seller: The Chatham Bookseller, Madison, NJ, U.S.A.The Chatham Bookseller
AbeBooks seller since February 13, 2015
Condition: Used - Very good
US$ 150.00
Quantity: 1 available
Add to basketItem description from seller
457 pp. Olive cloth boards with maroon rectangular backgrounds for olive lettering on the front and spine. Slight staining to the inside of the boards. Minor wear to the top and bottom of the spine and some scuffing to the spine and extremities. Some staining to the front endpapers and ends of pages, though pages themselves are evenly toned. Some pencil markings and signed "Gerald S. Leventhal" in ink by a previous owner. Textblock has a slight forward lean. The Behavior of Organisms is B.F. Skinner's first book and was published in May 1938 as a volume of the Century Psychology Series.This copy is circa 1946. It set out the parameters for the discipline that would come to be called the experimental analysis of behavior and Behavior Analysis. Size: Octavo.
Seller Inventory # 031457
Bibliographic details
- Title
- The Behavior of Organisms
- Author
- Skinner, B. F.
- Publisher
- Appleton Century Crofts, New York
- Publication year
- 1938
- Condition
- Very good+
- Book Type
- Book
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Edition
- Early edition.
The Chatham Bookseller
Madison, NJ, U.S.A.
AbeBooks seller since February 13, 2015
Shipping rates within U.S.A.
| Item | 5 to 14 business days | 3 to 6 business days |
|---|---|---|
| First item | US$ 0.00 | US$ 9.00 |
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Store description
The Chatham Bookseller has been in historic Madison, NJ for more than fifty years. Ours is a general shop which emphasizes good literature, art and scholarly books in many different fields. We specialize in rare books, modern first editions and ephemera. The shop is open six days a week and we encourage browsing. We are happy to bring out books listed online upon request. We also do book searches and appraisals. Since April 2026, The Chatham Bookseller has been owned and operated by Kate Park. The store hours are 10-5:30 Tuesday through Friday, 10:00 to 5:00 on Saturday and 11-4 on Sunday. …
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All sales are net. Prepayment is required. Postage in US: Items will be sent at USPS Media Mail Rate unless Priority Mail is requested. Postage for multiple volumes, over-sized, and heavy books may require additional shipping. Please contact us for international postage rates. Books may be returned within 30 days of the Estimated Delivery Date. Credit cards accepted: VISA, MC, AMEX, Discover. The Chatham Bookseller is the dba for Booksellers, LLC, a NJ limited liability corporation owned and operated by Kate Park. The address of the business and the address to which consumer complaints should be made is The Chatham Bookseller, 8 Green Village Road, Madison, NJ 07940. Tel: 973-822-361. Email: chatham8@optonline.net
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