This book is in very good condition, pages clean and unmarked, DJ slight wear and small rips only. What interests me most is that it has a handwritten inscription in inside front cover that I believe reads: "To Mel Powers. With all the admiration in the world for your fine work in Hypnosis. Your friend, Bill Kroger, 12/12/62 Beverly Hills, Calif." I have a self-help hypnosis book by Melvin Powers, so I googled both names and it appears that they may have known each other as friends or acquaintances. I believe this book was given by the editor, William Kroger, to Melvin Powers. It doesn't state "first edition" so I don't know if it is or not for certain.
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