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The Alarming History of Medicine: Amusing Anecdotes from Hippocrates to Heart Transplants
by Gordon, Richard
- Used
- Fine
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Fine/Near Very Good
- ISBN 10
- 0312104111
- ISBN 13
- 9780312104115
- Seller
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New Port Richey, Florida, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
Gordonsville, Virginia, U.S.A.: St. Martin's Press, 1993. Hardcover. Fine/Near Very Good. Slightly smaller book, red boards, very bright gilt lettering on spine, 256 pages, illustrations throughout. DJ glossy front and spine light yellow, red borders, color-illustration of amputation by Hogarth, praise on back from Literary Review. DJ has very slight surface wear to front tips, very tiny tear at top front edge, microtear at top front spine indentation, tiny piece of clear tape over tiny tear at top back edge. Near Very Good DJ/Very Fine book.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Callaghan Books South (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 37624
- Title
- The Alarming History of Medicine: Amusing Anecdotes from Hippocrates to Heart Transplants
- Author
- Gordon, Richard
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Near Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- ISBN 10
- 0312104111
- ISBN 13
- 9780312104115
- Publisher
- St. Martin's Press
- Place of Publication
- Gordonsville, Virginia, U.S.A.
- Date Published
- 1993
- Keywords
- MEDICINE ANECDOTES FACETIAE SATIRE ETC
- Bookseller catalogs
- Humor; Medicine;
Terms of Sale
Callaghan Books South
Books may be returned with 5 days for full refund--in same condition as sent.
About the Seller
Callaghan Books South
Biblio member since 2004
New Port Richey, Florida
About Callaghan Books South
An internet bookstore, we have added 20 books a day to our inventory for a total of more than 40,000, specializing in Poetry, Vietnam Conflict, Native American, Literary Criticism.
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- Fine
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