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Blue Ribbon Books. Later printing. No DJ. Blue cloth, edge wear, bumped corners, spine sunned. Former owner signature on ffep. . Good. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 1929.
Devils Drugs and Doctors. The Story of the Science of Healing from Medicine-Man to Doctor. by HAGGARD, Howard W
by HAGGARD, Howard W
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Devils Drugs and Doctors. The Story of the Science of Healing from Medicine-Man to Doctor.
by HAGGARD, Howard W
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London: William Heinemann (Medical Books) Ltd, nd.. "Tells the amazing story of plagues, of childbirth, of venereal disease, of drugs, and of anaesthetics. He describes medical practices among savages, surgical operations performed by the ancient Egyptians, grave-robbing and vivisection by mediaeval doctors in their search for more accurate knowledge in anatomy." Pp.xvi/405, occasional black & white illustrations throughout. Orange cloth, dustwrapper has edge tears with small losses to top of spine. VG/G+. .
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- Keywords haggard devils drugs doctors science healing medicine man doctor history childbirth sairey gamps midmen peter chamberlin pestilence dupuy anesthesia surgery anatomy black death cholera smallpox 41064 MEDICINE
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Devils, Drugs, and Doctors The Story of the Science of Healing from medicine-man to Doctor
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Garrison, New York, United States
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Devils drugs and doctors the story of the science of healing from medicine man to doctor
by Howard W. Haggard
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Wellington, New Zealand
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USA: Blue Ribbon Books. Good. Hardcover. 1929. 405 pages. bacvk hinge cracked .
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Devils, Drugs, and Doctors, The Story of the Science of Healing from Medicine-Man to Doctor
by Haggard, Howard W
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MELBOURNE, Victoria, Australia
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London: Heinemann, (1957). 1st edition. Very Good. octavo. hardback with dust jacket 405pp., b/w ills, index, With many illustrations from original sources. Neat ownership inscription, chipped dust jacket o/w nice copy
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Devils, Drugs, and Doctors: The Story of the Science of Healing from Medicine-Man to Doctor
by Haggard, Howard W
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MELBOURNE, Victoria, Australia
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London: Heinemann, 1929. 1st edition. Nice copy. large octavo. orig. cloth xxii + 405pp., b/w plates, text ills., frontis., index, With many illustrations from original sources. Neat ownership signature, sl. chipped spine o/w nice copy
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DEVILS, DRUGS, AND DOCTORS The Story Of the Science of Healing from Medicine-Man to Doctor
by HAGGARD, Howard W
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Tunbridge Wells , Kent, United Kingdom
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London: William Heinemann, 1929. 1st U.K. edition same year as U.S. . Blue Cloth. Good-VG/No Jacket. 17 Cms x 24.5 Cms. f/piece+xxii+405+ Harpers pub. colophon, text ills. throughout, 15 further plates ex-pagination; slight edge-tanning throughout (probably common to all copies by now), otherwise internally excellent being clean, tight & unmarked with good end-gutters; covers clean and bright but slight rubbing to corners, spine ends & some edges reduces rating from unqualified VG. Fairly uncommon in UK, a nice copy of this deservedly highly successful popular history of medicine which covers virtually all topics from venereal disease tom vaccination.
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