Origins of the Knife: Early Encounters with the History of Surgery
by TOLEDO-PEREYRA, Luis H
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- Paperback
- Signed
- first
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- ISBN 10
- 1570596948
- ISBN 13
- 9781570596940
- Seller
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Galena, Illinois, United States
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About This Item
Georgetown, TX: Landes Bioscience, 2006. Paperback. Small 8vo. Stiff glazed pictorial wrappers. 129pp, (1p ad). Illustrations. Near fine. Tight and nice first edition of this specialized study, handsomely signed and inscribed by the author in black fineline on the title page: "To my good / friend & associate / and great historian / Ralph Gordon. / Thanks for all / Ralph. / Luis." Gordon, a noted pediatric infectious disease specialist and medical history scholar, has made some underlinings and margin checkmarks occasionally.
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- Bookseller
- Main Street Fine Books & Manuscripts, ABAA (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 37390
- Title
- Origins of the Knife: Early Encounters with the History of Surgery
- Author
- TOLEDO-PEREYRA, Luis H
- Format/Binding
- Paperback
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- ISBN 10
- 1570596948
- ISBN 13
- 9781570596940
- Publisher
- Landes Bioscience
- Place of Publication
- Georgetown, TX
- Date Published
- 2006
- Bookseller catalogs
- Books; Medical;
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