Mortal Lessons: Notes on the Art of Surgery
by Selzer, Richard
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good
- ISBN 10
- 0701125586
- ISBN 13
- 9780701125585
- Seller
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Hanley Swan, Worcestershire, United Kingdom
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About This Item
Vintage/Ebury (A Division of Random House Group), 1981. First Thus. Hardcover. Very Good. Hardback, slight rubbing and soiling to wrapper, no fading or tears. Wrapper is now in a clear removable protective sleeve. Not price clipped, No inscriptions, illustrated. Bright and clean internally with little wear, slight browning to page edges. Heavy book, will require additional postage outside the UK.
Synopsis
In this collection of nineteen unforgettable essays, Dr. Selzer describes unsparingly the surgeon’s art. Both moving and perversely funny, Mortal Lessons is an established classic that considers not only the workings and misworkings of the human body but also the meaning of life and death. With a Preface written by the Author especially for this edition.
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 32664
- Title
- Mortal Lessons: Notes on the Art of Surgery
- Author
- Selzer, Richard
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Thus
- ISBN 10
- 0701125586
- ISBN 13
- 9780701125585
- Publisher
- Vintage/Ebury (A Division of Random House Group)
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1981
- X weight
- 14 oz
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