Palace of Healing: The Story of Dr. Clara Swain, First Woman Missionary Doctor, and the Hospital She Founded
by Wilson, Dorothy Clarke
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good+/Good (in mylar)
- Seller
-
Colorado Springs, Colorado, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
NY: McGraw-Hill Book Company, 1968. Light glue stain/peeling in top of gutter on fep/ffep, else textblock is clean and tight; Dented and rubbed bottom edge, lightly bumped head and foot of spine; Unclipped dust jacket, scuffed covers and edges, creases to head and foot of spine and to the corners; 245p.. First Edition. Blue Cloth. Very Good+/Good (in mylar). Illus. by B&W Photographs. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hardcover.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Clausen Books, RMABA (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- SB13702
- Title
- Palace of Healing: The Story of Dr. Clara Swain, First Woman Missionary Doctor, and the Hospital She Founded
- Author
- Wilson, Dorothy Clarke
- Illustrator
- B&W Photographs
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good+
- Jacket Condition
- Good (in mylar)
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- McGraw-Hill Book Company
- Place of Publication
- NY
- Date Published
- 1968
- Keywords
- Dr. Clara Swain Biography, India Woman Doctor Autobiography, Women Missionaries Biography
- Bookseller catalogs
- Medical; Biography & Autobiography;
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Clausen Books, RMABA
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Colorado Springs, Colorado
About Clausen Books, RMABA
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