David Weiss Preface Morton Teicher (1 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. Apparent First Edition (NAP). Signed and inscribed by the author on the first front end paper. The inscription reads: 'For __________ , meeting and greeting initiates the fundamental basis for sharing. In recognition of a shared encounter, David Weiss, Miami Beach, January 13/85.' The book is in very nice condition. You can see the covers in the photos. They are very clean. The cover edges and corners are in excellent shape. The page edges look very good, with just one small tanned spot on the middle page edge. The book is square and the spine is straight. The book is solidly bound. There are no cracks or spaces between any of the facing pages. The covers are nicely tight. The pages are also exceptionally clean. Scrolling through, I'm not finding any soiling. There is a light 1/2 inch colorless impression just off the bottom edge of the pages, something would have pressed down there, creating this little crinkle, not much of anything, far from the print. There are no markings in the book. No attachments. And the author's signed inscription is the only writing to be found anywhere. The dust jacket is also in very good condition. I've always had it in a fitted protective cover. I don't see any losses, any tears. The jacket is clean. The flaps are very clean, no soiling. I don't see any conspicuous creasing. There are no tears. There is a lightly penciled word off the top edge of the front flap. The jacket is not priced or clipped. From the dust jacket: 'In these days of attacks on social work, human relations workers and people in need of human services, this book is a heartening affirmation of our values and our humanism. Out of his rich experience and his creative insight, David Weiss has distilled an exciting refutation to the attackers and to the mechanization of our times. His expression of concern for serving people is a clarion cry against dehumanization. He recognizes how complex yet how inescapable is our task to discern and enhance the worth of the individual. He conveys with sensitivity and compassion the message that each human being is ultimately a microcosm of the mystery which confronts us as we ponder the meaning of being alive. What Weiss is saying is that we cannot afford to flag in our commitment to social justice and in our responsiveness to human need and that priority on human values must once again take its proper place on top of the agenda.'. Inscribed by Author(s).