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Historic Volume on the History of Medicine
Logan Clendening. Behind the Doctor.
NY: Knopf. 1933. First Edition (Second Printing,
1933) xxi
+458 + xi pages + colophon.
Illustrations. 147 illustrations. From title page:
"with illustrations from contemporary sources, portraits, photographs,
and original drawings by James E. Bodrero and Ruth Harris Bohan"
Binding. Hardbound. Original green cloth binding. Printed
titles on spine and cover. Dust jacket.
Dimensions: Octavo, approx 6.5 x 9.5 x 1.75 inches.
Condition: FINE/Fair. Overall, a solid volume, very clean
inside -- no tears, stains, or foxing. Owner signature on front free end
paper. Dust jacket is pretty worn, with bits missing, but can be
preserved; price is clipped.
Description. A brilliant narrative that describes the progress
of medicine from earliest times to the 20th c. from herbalists to modern
scientists, from folk knowledge to invention.
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