The New Medical Follies - an encyclopedia of cultism and quackery in these United States, with essays on the cult of beauty, the craze for reduction, rejuvenation, eclecticism, bread and dietary fads, and physical therapy.
by Fishbein, Morris
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
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London, Greater London, United Kingdom
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About This Item
New York: Boni & Liveright, 1927. Small octvo, pp 235, uncut, the corner of one page margin almost detached (very minor), otherwise extremely clean internally, dark blue cloth very slightly faded but otherwise a very good copy. Extremely scarce. . First Edition. Cloth. Very Good.
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- Bookseller
- Mike Park Ltd (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 013267
- Title
- The New Medical Follies - an encyclopedia of cultism and quackery in these United States, with essays on the cult of beauty, the craze for reduction, rejuvenation, eclecticism, bread and dietary fads, and physical therapy.
- Author
- Fishbein, Morris
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Boni & Liveright
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1927
- Bookseller catalogs
- Medicine; Social History;
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