The Behavior of Organisms : An Experimental Analysis

New York: Appleton-Century-Crofts, Inc, 1938. The Century Psychology Series. Hardcover. Good +. The Century Psychology Series. Hardcover. 8 3/4" X 5 7/8". ix, 457pp. Bound in original light green cloth over boards, with title lettered in blind to upper board and in gilt to spine. Mild wear to binding, with blind-stamping faded, light soiling and scattered rubbing, and sunning to spine, with dimming to gilt. Hinges a touch tender; binding remains quite firm and sound. Previous owner's name inked to front free endpaper, with bookseller annotations in pencil below. Occasional annotations in green pencil to age-toned pages throughout.

This early (truncated) issue of the first published book by B.F. Skinner, the important 20th century psychologist and philosopher best known for developing theories of radical behaviorism, was purchased from the collection of Anders Ericsson (1947-2020), “The Expert on Experts,” Florida State University cognitive psychologist, and globally recognized researcher in the field of performance studies and the psychological nature of expertise whose work Malcolm Gladwell popularized in his bestselling book Outliers. (Inventory #: 16872)