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A Cabinet of Medical Curiosities Paperback - 1999
by Jan Bondeson
In this book of amazing oddities, Bondeson explores unexpected, gruesome, and bizarre aspects of the history of medicine--from stories of spontaneous human combustion to vicious tribes of tailed men to the fame of Julia Pastrana, exhibited around the world as the Ape Woman. Illustrations.
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- Title A Cabinet of Medical Curiosities
- Author Jan Bondeson
- Binding Paperback
- Edition First Edition
- Pages 264
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher W. W. Norton & Company, New York
- Date 1999-04-17
- Illustrated Yes
- Features Bibliography, Illustrated, Table of Contents
- ISBN 9780393318920 / 0393318923
- Weight 0.83 lbs (0.38 kg)
- Dimensions 8.94 x 5.93 x 0.66 in (22.71 x 15.06 x 1.68 cm)
- Library of Congress subjects Medicine, Medicine - Anecdotes
- Library of Congress Catalog Number 97020749
- Dewey Decimal Code 610
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