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The Mind
by Anthony Smith
- Used
- Very Good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/Very Good
- ISBN 10
- 067047648X
- ISBN 13
- 9780670476480
- Seller
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WINFIELD, Kansas, United States
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About This Item
New York, NY: The Viking Press, 1984 The Viking Press, New York. 1984. Hardcover. First Edition (NAP). Book is tight square, and unmarked. Book Conditon: VG+; slight sunfading around board edges; DJ ghost on front board. DJ: VG+; NOT price clipped; small closed tear on rear top; bumping to jacket at tail and lower front tip. Light blue boards with black cloth overlay on spine with bright blue lettering on spine. 342 pp 8vo. The author presents a broad, integrated view of the anatomy, growth, and physiology of the brain, from the point 100,000 years ago when the modern brain developed up to the present. He explains how the brain's autonomic and willed impulses work on the whole body through nervous and glandular systems, and discusses consciousness, the mind's potential, tis memory and senses, its right and left dominances, its abnormal abilities, and the effects on the brain of damage or aging. A clean very presentable copy in a Brodart mylar jacket.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Walnut Valley Books/Books by White
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 004908
- Title
- The Mind
- Author
- Anthony Smith
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- ISBN 10
- 067047648X
- ISBN 13
- 9780670476480
- Publisher
- The Viking Press
- Place of Publication
- New York, NY
- Date Published
- 1984
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾
- Keywords
- brain, the human brain, the human body, memory, brain functions, the mind, mind potential, memory, brain growth, brain, development, alzheimer's disease, eye-brain relationship, drugs and the brain,
Terms of Sale
Walnut Valley Books/Books by White
30 day return guarantee, with full refund including original shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or in the unfortunate event, damaged. All books are packed and wrapped with care to avoid shifting during shipment and edge/tip strikes during the mailing process.
About the Seller
Walnut Valley Books/Books by White
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WINFIELD, Kansas
About Walnut Valley Books/Books by White
Walnut Valley Books is a small independent home-based business with the bulk of my holdings being of an American military nature covering everything from the Revolutionary War to the current wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. I also have holdings of books on the Middle East, the southwestern United States (New Mexico especially, Kansas related titles, Oklahoma related titles, and other regionally specialized books. All of my holdings are hand-selected to be good quality books of interest to the reader, historian, or the collector. In addition to the above, you will also find a wide range of other topics such as Medical, US History, autobiographical, biographical, sports, women's studies, and many other eclectic topics.
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- Tail
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- Brodart
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- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
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