Biography of a Germ
by Karlen, Arno
- Used
- as new
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- As New/As New
- ISBN 10
- 0375401997
- ISBN 13
- 9780375401992
- Seller
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New Port Richey, Florida, United States
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About This Item
New York, NY, U.S.A.: Pantheon, 2000. First Edition . Hardcover. As New/As New. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. (1st) Smaller book, black cloth spine, black boards, gilt lettering very bright on spine, 178 lightly browned pages plus brief biographical note. DJ colorfully designed with color photo of germ on top front and bottom back, praise from James Atlas, Oliver Sacks and more. DJ and book, both As New.
Synopsis
Arno Karlen, Ph.D., a pschoanalyst, has written widely on history and biomedical science. He is the author of Napoleon's Glands and Other Ventures in Biohistory and Man and Microbes: Diseases and Plauges in History and Modern Times . He lives in New York City. From the Hardcover edition.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Callaghan Books South (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 24327
- Title
- Biography of a Germ
- Author
- Karlen, Arno
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- New
- Jacket Condition
- As New
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- ISBN 10
- 0375401997
- ISBN 13
- 9780375401992
- Publisher
- Pantheon
- Place of Publication
- New York, NY, U.S.A.
- Date Published
- 2000
- Size
- 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall
- Keywords
- LYME DISEASE MICROBIOLOGY MEDICAL DISEASES SCIENCE
- Bookseller catalogs
- Science;
Terms of Sale
Callaghan Books South
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About the Seller
Callaghan Books South
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New Port Richey, Florida
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- Gilt
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