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Plague: A Story of Science, Rivalry, and the Scourge That Won't Go Away
by Marriott, Edward
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Near Fine/Fine
- ISBN 10
- 0805066802
- ISBN 13
- 9780805066807
- Seller
-
Brooksville, Florida, United States
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About This Item
New York, New York: Henry Holt & Company, 2003. Hardcover. Near Fine/Fine. Volume itself has brown covers with gilt lettering on the spine. The bottom of the covers of the book shows a bit of wear probably from just sitting on a shelf. 303 pages, interior of book is clean and binding is tight. The work is a interesting recounting of medical and human history, told with clarity, Plague is a gripping story of scientific intrigue, a chilling read and an instructive warning. Dust jacket is protected in an archival quality cover. DJ is not price-clipped. A very nice copy.
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Details
- Bookseller
- James Lasseter, Jr. (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 0007762
- Title
- Plague: A Story of Science, Rivalry, and the Scourge That Won't Go Away
- Author
- Marriott, Edward
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- ISBN 10
- 0805066802
- ISBN 13
- 9780805066807
- Publisher
- Henry Holt & Company
- Place of Publication
- New York, New York
- Date Published
- 2003
- Keywords
- Plague-History. Plague-Hong Kong -History-19th Century.
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
James Lasseter, Jr.
Biblio member since 2018
Brooksville, Florida
About James Lasseter, Jr.
Focus on, but not limited to, signed nonfiction books that are relatively scarce.
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- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
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- Gilt
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- Jacket
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