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Mortal Lessons: Notes on The Art of Surgery
by Richard Selzer
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- very good
- Paperback
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/Very Good
- ISBN 10
- 0671223569
- ISBN 13
- 9780671223564
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Syracuse, New York, United States
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About This Item
Simon & Schuster Books. Book Club Edition; Later Printing. Trade Paperback. Very Good/Very Good. Foxing at edges of pages; DJ sunned on spine. ; 1 x 8.3 x 5.4 Inches; 219 pages
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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- Seller
- Books End Bookshop (US)
- Seller's Inventory #
- 451799
- Title
- Mortal Lessons: Notes on The Art of Surgery
- Author
- Richard Selzer
- Format/Binding
- Trade Paperback
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Book Club Edition; Later Printing
- Binding
- Paperback
- ISBN 10
- 0671223569
- ISBN 13
- 9780671223564
- Publisher
- Simon & Schuster Books
- Place of Publication
- New York
- This edition first published
- 1976
- Pages
- 219
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