HELPING THE FEARFUL CHILD: A Guide to Everyday and Problem Anxieties

New York: W.W. Norton, 1981. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Near fine. First edition, first printing. Signed by Jonathan Kellerman on the title page. The author's first book, preceding his Edgar Award-winning first novel, When the Bough Breaks, by four years. Kellerman (b.1949) worked as a staff psychologist at the University of Southern California School of Medicine where he eventually became a full clinical professor of pediatrics. This book for parents is based on his extensive work with anxiety disorders. Octavo. Original blue paper-covered boards over a blue cloth spine, with gilt titles. A tight, unread copy. Some very mild edgewear to the dust jacket; else fine. (Inventory #: 71724)