Personality Development
by Elizabeth Bergner Hurlock
ISBN: 0070314470
ISBN-13: 9780070314474
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Publisher: McGraw-Hill
Published date: 1974
Pages: 503
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NY: McGraw-Hill, 1974. (1st edition). Hardbound. VERY GOOD. Tight, slight page yellowing, clean interior, age soiled exterior, square. 1 page with yellow highlighting. Cover rubbed through in a few spots. "to meet the needs of students whose interest in personality is primarily in understanding how it develops rather than in theory analysis or personality measurement..." 503 pages - 9.5x7.5" ISBN: 0070314470. ( more information) Offered by Rainy Day Paperback Exchange (United States)
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