Let Our Children Go!

New York, New York, U.S.A.: E. P. Dutton and Company, Inc., 1976. First Edition First Printing 1st Printing. Hardcover. Fine/Very Good. Autobiography by the world-renowned "deprogrammer" of the 1970s, hired by desperate parents during the "Satanic Panic" that gripped this era to rescue their kids from cults like the Children of God, Sun Myung Moon's Unification Church, the Hare Krishnas, & others. In 285 pages + 16 pages of black-and-white photos in center. Includes a xeroxed newspaper clipping about Patirck's arrest in 1980. This FIRST EDITION, First Printing) hardcover from 1976 is SIGNED by the author (Patrick), with a personalized, dated inscription, on ffep. Also includes a mimeographed copy of a newspaper clipping from the San Diego Union from 19 May 1980 talking about cults & Patrick's arrest. Hardcover octavo has black cloth-covered boards lettered in bright orange to spine. Condition is Fine: just slightly less crisp than Brand New! Completely clean, binding straight & strong, pages show a hint of tanning but completely unmarked, corners crisp. The unclipped DJ is VG: bright & colorful, but with a missing 2" chip from edge of front flap at top where it meets front cover. Our photos depict the Exact book you will receive, never "stock" images of books we don't actually have! Same day shipping on all orders received by 2 pm Weekdays (Pacific time); later orders, weekends & holidays ship very next business day.