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Chinese Natural Cures: Traditional Methods for Remedies and Prevention
by Lu, Henry C
- Used
- Very Good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/No Dust Jacket, as Issued
- ISBN 10
- 1579120563
- ISBN 13
- 9781579120566
- Seller
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La Mesa, California, United States
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About This Item
Black Dog & Leventhal, 1999. First Edition Later Printing 3rd Printing. Hardcover. Very Good/No Dust Jacket, as Issued. A wealth of traditional Chinese medical knowledge that covers, philosophy & methods, diagnosis & treatment, & offers the legends behind various Chinese herbs & their practical contemporary uses. Well-illustrated throughout the book's 528 pages. Easy-to-read & accessible, with charts, appendices, & index in rear. A FIRST EDITION, Third ("c") printing from 1999, this tall slime hardcover 4to (6.25" x 13.5") is bound in a silky green cloth over boards, stamped with black & red lettering & design to front cover wrapping around spine. Condition is VG: completely clean & bright & unmarked inside, but downgraded due to a cracked gutter at title page, rather heavy rubbing to outer corners, especially of front cover, & light soil & fraying to back cover. No DJ, as issued (never came with one, the binding is too pretty!). . : exceptionally clean & bright, binding strong & straight, pages creamy white & completely unmarked, corners crisp. The unclipped DJ is mild rubbing to extremities, heaviest at top corners & both ends of spine; nicely protected in new clear mylar cover free! Our photos depict the Exact book you will receive, never "stock" images of books we don't actually have! Same day shipping on all orders received Weekdays by 2 pm (Pacific time); later orders, weekends & holidays ship very next business day.
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- Bookseller
- Gargoyle Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 023476
- Title
- Chinese Natural Cures: Traditional Methods for Remedies and Prevention
- Author
- Lu, Henry C
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Dust Jacket, as Issued
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition Later Printing 3rd Printing
- ISBN 10
- 1579120563
- ISBN 13
- 9781579120566
- Publisher
- Black Dog & Leventhal
- Place of Publication
- New York, New York, U.s.a.
- Date Published
- 1999
- Pages
- 528
- Keywords
- traditional Chinese medicine herbs spices treatment illness wellness plants nature natural aromatherapy ayurveda
- Bookseller catalogs
- Health & Medicine/Alternative Healing/Illness & Wellness;
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