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Five Patients: The Hospital Explained [Signed]
by Michael Crichton
- Used
- Very Good
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/Very Good
- Seller
-
Washington, District of Columbia, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1970. Very Good/Very Good. New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1970. First Edition (stated). Signed by Michael Crichton at front free endpaper without inscription. Octavo. 231 pp. Photo-illustrated dust jacket. Red boards stamped in brown and gilt; dark topstain.
Price-clipped dust jacket lightly worn along edges with some mild wrinkling. Boards faded and stained along top edge, continuing to topstain; corners mildly bumped; light shelfwear. Binding is sound and pages else unmarked. Very Good.
Price-clipped dust jacket lightly worn along edges with some mild wrinkling. Boards faded and stained along top edge, continuing to topstain; corners mildly bumped; light shelfwear. Binding is sound and pages else unmarked. Very Good.
Synopsis
Five Patients is a non-fiction book by Michael Crichton that recounts his experiences of hospital practices during the late 1960s at Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston. The book describes each of five patients through their hospital experience and the context of their treatment.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Capitol Hill Books, ABAA
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 28073
- Title
- Five Patients: The Hospital Explained [Signed]
- Author
- Michael Crichton
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Alfred A. Knopf
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1970
Terms of Sale
Capitol Hill Books, ABAA
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About the Seller
Capitol Hill Books, ABAA
Biblio member since 2019
Washington, District of Columbia
About Capitol Hill Books, ABAA
Capitol Hill Books is a used bookstore in the Eastern Market neighborhood of Washington, DC. We have three floors of quality used books, first editions, and rare books.
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- Jacket
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- Shelfwear
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- Octavo
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- First Edition
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