The Devil's Doctor : Paracelsus and the World of Renaissance Magic and Science by Ball, Philip

Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2006-04-18. Hardcover. Good.

Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2006. First American Edition. Hardback, Dustjacket. Like New, slight wear to cover.

New.

Farrar, Straus & Giroux. Used - Good. Used book that is in clean, average condition without any missing pages.

Farrar, Straus & Giroux. Used - Very Good. Used book that is in excellent condition. May show signs of wear or have minor defects.

New York: Farrar, Straus & Giroux, 2006. (2006), 436pp, illus., rmndr mark, a few pgs w/ turned corners, slight rubbing & edgewear to dj.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good -/Very Good -. Remainder.

Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2006-04-18. Hardcover. Used:Good.

New York, NY: Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2006. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. New/Near Fine. Text/NEW & Bright. First Edition, 1st Printing. Gilt embossed bi-color boards/Fine. DJ/Fine w/a whisper of rubs to corner tips. Intellectual history of the 16th century via the biography genre from British science writer Philip Ball (1962 -) celebrated for The Critical Mass (2004, Aventis Science Book Prize). In this book Ball deftly brings to life the intellectually rich & fertile times, albeit beset w/social discord, of the Renaissance via his colorful subject --- Switzerland born Philippus Aureolus Theophrastus Bombast von Hohenheim (1493 - 1541), who referred to himself as Paracelsus. Through his life we see the "intellectual ferment" leading to a new age of science & rationalism. Legend in his own times, he was an enemy of the medical establishment, a scourge of the universities, an alchemist, an army surgeon & radical theologian (contemporary of Luther), all the while… Read More

Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2006-04-18. Hardcover. New. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title!

BRAND NEW. Excellent condition. DJ has slight edge-wear. First  Printing. Never read or opened. Has very small dot remainder mark. (10-3H0374229791)