Baltimore: Williams & Wilkins, 1936. Hardcover. very good. 1st edition. xxxi,521pp. Octavo. Illustrated with photos and charts. Original green cloth with gilt lettering on spine in dust jacket. Front hinge cracked at title page. Covers slightly rubbed. very good 1936

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Bookseller: Aquila Books (CA)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 116878
Title: Medical History of Contracepton
Author: Himes, Norman E
Format/Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Used - very good
Quantity Available: 1
Publisher: Williams & Wilkins
Place of Publication: Baltimore
Date Published: 1936
Keywords: Contraception|Medical
Bookseller catalogs: Science and Medicine;

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Jacket: Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
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