Devils, Drugs and Doctors: The Story of the Science of Healing from Medicine-Man to Doctor
by Haggard, Howard W
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- Paperback
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- Condition
- Good+/No Jacket
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About This Item
New York, New York, U.S.A.: Pocket Books, 1946. First Mass Market Paperback Edition . Soft cover. Good+/No Jacket. A comprehensive history of medicine & healing from ancient times to the present, with 150 illustrations from original sources. In 427 pages. Orig. published in 1929 by Harper & Bros, this is the First Mass Market Paperback Edition from Pocket (No. 379), the first printing from May 1946. Condition is Good+: completely clean & unmarked, binding secure but with rightward lean, light spine creases, pages moderately tanned, heavier around edges, but completely supple. Clear acetate covering is peeling in many places, but largely intact. Our photos depict the exact book you will receive, never "stock" images of books we don't actually have! Same Day Shipping on all orders received by 2 pm weekdays (Pacific time); later orders, weekends & holidays ship very next business day.
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- Bookseller
- Gargoyle Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 022885
- Title
- Devils, Drugs and Doctors: The Story of the Science of Healing from Medicine-Man to Doctor
- Author
- Haggard, Howard W
- Format/Binding
- Soft cover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good+
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Mass Market Paperback Edition
- Binding
- Paperback
- Publisher
- Pocket Books
- Place of Publication
- New York, New York, U.S.A.
- Date Published
- 1946
- Keywords
- HISTORY MEDICINE HEALING BELIEF ILLNESS DISEASE HUMAN BODY TREATMENT CURE SUPERSTITION PHYSICIAN DOCTOR CHILDBEARING CHILDBIRTH HEALTH MEDICAL
- Bookseller catalogs
- Health & Medicine/Alternative Healing/Illness & Wellness;
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