American psychiatrist (1893-1990) who pioneered a scientific approach to psychiatry and advocated the prevention of crime through psychiatric treatment rather than punishment. Signed book: Sparks. First edition. NY: Thomas Y. Crowell, 1973. Hardcover with dust jacket, 6.25 x 9.25, 290 pages. Signed and inscribed on the first free end page in black felt tip, "A Merry Christmas to Dr. & Mrs. Joe Slater, from Jean & Karl Menninger, Topeka, 1973." In fine condition, with a small stain below the autograph.
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