First Printing, 1985. Hardback without dust jacket, as issued. Royal, deep blue, rich colored boards with nice, sharp corners. Gold lettering on the spine and gold embossed emblem on front board. Total 549 pages. Author, L. Ron Hubbard, Founder of Dianetics (spiritual healing technology) and Scientology (applied religious philosophy). Volume 9, Wichita, Kansas 5 November - 31 December, 1951. Bridge Publications. Printed in the USA. Spine is tight and straight, pages are clean and without markings or tears. A really nice book that is priced quite affordable. Book has a large sized copy of photo of the author. Approximate size of book is 8.75 x 12.25. Contents: Lectures and Demonstrations: Postulates and Emotion; Love; Basic Postulates; Prime Thought; Cause and Effect, Part I & II; An analysis of Memory, Part I & II; Advanced Procedure; Cause and Effect:Full Responsibility; Dead Men"s Goals, Part I & II; Seriousness and Approval and much more! *1BC2