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The Unforgiving Tides: The True Story Of A Young Doctor's Encounters With Mud, Medicine And Magic On A Remote South Pacific Island -(SIGNED)-
by Pennie, Ross -(signed)-
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/Near Fine
- ISBN 10
- 0973647701
- ISBN 13
- 9780973647709
- Seller
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Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
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About This Item
Ancaster, Ontario, Canada: Manor House Pub Inc, 2004. ------The scan you see is the book you get. Blue cloth with gilt on spine, headband, 192 pages, SIGNED, inscribed by Ross Penie on title page, Near Fine condition, dust jacket is in Near Fine condition. "On graduating from medical school at Queen's University in Kingston, Ontario, he set off for the South Pacific, his heart afire with stories of Robinson Crusoe, Captain Cook & Mutiny on the Bounty. But his romantic notions are soon dashed when the young Canadian encounters the mud, medicine and magic of remote Papura New Guines. Now an inernationally recognized specialist in Paediatrics & Infectious Diseases, Pennie has worked as a medical practitioner, educator and researcher in Canada, the U.S, St. Lucia, Brazil, Angola and Malaysia. Pennie is currently a professor at McMaster University, Hamilton, and a practising physician at Brant Community Health system at Brantford, Ontario." Check out the scans. . Signed by Author. First Edition First Printing. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
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- Nessa Books
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 010404
- Title
- The Unforgiving Tides: The True Story Of A Young Doctor's Encounters With Mud, Medicine And Magic On A Remote South Pacific Island -(SIGNED)-
- Author
- Pennie, Ross -(signed)-
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Near Fine
- Edition
- First Edition First Printing
- ISBN 10
- 0973647701
- ISBN 13
- 9780973647709
- Publisher
- Manor House Pub Inc
- Place of Publication
- Ancaster, Ontario, Canada
- Date Published
- 2004
- Keywords
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