The Anatomy of Human Destructiveness by Erich Fromm ISBN 13: 9780140042580

Penguin Books, 1977. Soft Cover. Good. Book shows moderate wear/ spine tight, pages clean/ covers slightly creased; moderate edge wear/ corners, spine hinge and spine creased/ several pages and page tips creased

Penguin Books, Harmondsworth, Middlesex, 1973. First Edition. Softcover. Good Condition. Preface by author, acknowledgements, terminology, Introduction: instincts and human passions, appendix, bibliography and index. Photographic paperback binding with black coloured titles to the front panel and black and white coloured titles to the back strip. In this work the author looks at human aggression, specifically sadism and necrophilia destructiveness as opposed to aggression typical in animals. Through his study of many disciplines, along with psychobiographies of such figures as Stalin and Hitler, the author offers a comprehensive exploration of the human need for violence. Minor creasing of the book corners with rubbing of the book edges and panels. Patchy fading of the back strip with light browning of the text block edges and pages. Spotting to the top text edge. The top right hand corner of the half title page has been clipped. First Paperback Edition. Size: 12mo (standard paperback). [5],… Read More

Penguin, 25/08/1977 00:00:01. paperback. Good. in x in x in. Ex-library book, usual marking. Clean copy in good condition.