Disease: The Story of Disease and Mankind's Continuing Struggle Against It
by Dobson, Mary
- Used
- as new
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- As New/As New
- ISBN 10
- 1847240143
- ISBN 13
- 9781847240149
- Seller
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Newport, Washington, United States
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About This Item
London, UK: Quercus, 2007. First Edition. Hardcover. As New/As New. 4to - over 9. Type: Hardback First Edition. Hardcover Quarto Book and Dust Jacket As New. Lavishly illustrated throughout in full color and monotone. Laminated, pictorial cover is bright, clean, unmarked, tight & solid, square with sharp corners. Internals pristine. The stories of 30 deadly diseases and of humanity's efforts to combat them throughout history--plague, smallpox, leprosy, syphilis, typhus, cholera, typhoid, tuberculosis, measles, yellow fever, and more. 255 pages with Glossary and Index. 8.75 x 11 inches. 2007, Quercus, London, UK
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- Bookseller
- The Parnassus BookShop (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 025206
- Title
- Disease: The Story of Disease and Mankind's Continuing Struggle Against It
- Author
- Dobson, Mary
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- New As New
- Jacket Condition
- As New
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- ISBN 10
- 1847240143
- ISBN 13
- 9781847240149
- Publisher
- Quercus
- Place of Publication
- London, UK
- Date Published
- 2007
- Size
- 4to - over 9
- Keywords
- TUBERCULOSIS VECTORS TYPHUS SYPHILIS STDS WORLD WAR I II PLAGUE QUARANTINE PARASITES
- X weight
- 0 oz
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- First Edition
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