The Face of Mercy : A Photographic History of Medicine at War
by Naythons, Matthew (produced by); with narrative by Sherwin B. Nuland, M.D.; [Prologue by William Styron]; Essays by Gloria Emerson, Martha Gellhorn, Ward Just, Martha Saxton, Judith Thurman
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- Hardcover
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- Condition
- Original maroon cloth/DJ Not Price Clipped (40.00)
- ISBN 10
- 0679427449
- ISBN 13
- 9780679427445
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Sausalito, California and New York: Epicenter Communications / Random House , 1993. 10" wide by 12.25" tall. Very Fine condition in bright, shiny Near Fine Dust Jacket. No owner's name or bookplate. No remainder marks. No underlining. No highlighting. No margin notes. Clean, square, tight, unmarked copy. Sharp corners. Fresh and crisp. Very heavy book - extra shipping, at our cost, may be required. From the Dust Jacket: "THE FACE OF MERCY contains over 230 of the most compelling photographs and images of healers in the battlefield, many of them in color, culled from over one hundred archives in more than a dozen countries... Beginning with Matthew Brady's photographs of surgery at Antietam during the Civil War... through two world wars, to Vietnam, the Gulf War, and regional struggles ongoing today.". First Printing of the First Edition. Oversize Hardcover. Original maroon cloth/DJ Not Price Clipped (40.00). (xvi), 272pp.
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- Title
- The Face of Mercy : A Photographic History of Medicine at War
- Author
- Naythons, Matthew (produced by); with narrative by Sherwin B. Nuland, M.D.; [Prologue by William Styron]; Essays by Gloria Emerson, Martha Gellhorn, Ward Just, Martha Saxton, Judith Thurman
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Original maroon cloth
- Jacket Condition
- DJ Not Price Clipped (40.00)
- Edition
- First Printing of the First Edition
- ISBN 10
- 0679427449
- ISBN 13
- 9780679427445
- Publisher
- Epicenter Communications / Random House
- Place of Publication
- Sausalito, California and New York
- Date Published
- 1993
- Bookseller catalogs
- Medicine / Medical History / Health;
- Size
- (xvi), 272pp
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