Motivation and Personality
New York: Harper & Brothers, 1954. Hardcover. 8vo - over 7. Very Good. Item #11065
ISBN: 0060419873
One of the most important works ever written in the field of psychology, and certainly one of the most influential in the business world since its publication in 1954.This early printing of Abraham Maslow’s ‘Motivation & Personality’ contains his seminal work known as ‘Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs’, first published in the ‘Psychological Review’ in 1943.Maslow’s Hierarchy theorizes that all people have a set of innate human needs which must be fulfilled in order of priority for the next stage to be achievable.Scarce in original jacket. Square Tight Binding. Clean interior, save for p/o bookplate to front pastedown. Jacket with mild edge wear. Presents handsomely in archival mylar.
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