R.D. Knots.

by LAING

£300 · Offered by Henry Sotheran Ltd

Psychiatric Poetry LAING, R.D. Knots. New York: Pantheon Books . 1970. 8vo. Original black cloth with silver title lettering to spine; black and orange dust jacket with photograph of author to front wrapper; pp. [6], 90; fine. First US edition, signed and inscribed by Laing "To Michael and Anne/from Ronnie/March 1970". Continually testing the limits of orthodox psychiatry, in Knots R.D. Laing uses verse to explore themes dominant in his work since 1958 with a particular emphasis on the origins of mental disorder within the family and the instability of human connection. SKU: 2121255

• Binding: Hardcover

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