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Folk Medicine; A Vermont Doctor's Guide to Good Health
by DeForest Clinton Jarvis, MD
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/Very Good
- Seller
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WINFIELD, Kansas, United States
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About This Item
New York, NY: Henry Holt and Company, 1960 Henry Holt and Company, New York. 1960. Hardcover. Stated 17th Printing. Book is tight, square, and unmarked but for F/O name on the FFFP. Book Condition: Very Good+; light bumping to head and tail; light shelfwear. DJ: Very Good; NOT Price Clipped ($2.95); light chipping to head and upper front tip; light rubbing to panels; light bumping to top edge. Black paper over boards with yellow cloth overlay on the spine with burgundy lettering on the spine. 182 pp 8vo. The author tells the facts and scientific reasons behind folk medicine, and how its origins lie in Vermont farm life. Dr.Jarvis provides a new theory on the treatment and prevention of diseases. Scientifically tested, the secrets of folk medicine, passes on from generation to generation, are now told in this compact book. A clean very presentable copy in a Brodart mylar jacket.
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- Bookseller
- Walnut Valley Books/Books by White
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 013864
- Title
- Folk Medicine; A Vermont Doctor's Guide to Good Health
- Author
- DeForest Clinton Jarvis, MD
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Publisher
- Henry Holt and Company
- Place of Publication
- New York, NY
- Date Published
- 1960
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- folk medicine, Vermont folk medicine, Dr. D. C. Jarvis, honey and apple cider vinegar, veterinary medicine, recipes, Vermont climate, honey as medicine, apple cider vinegar in health, honey, apple cider vinegar, Olive Anne Beach, health cures, alternative
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30 day return guarantee, with full refund including original shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or in the unfortunate event, damaged. All books are packed and wrapped with care to avoid shifting during shipment and edge/tip strikes during the mailing process.
About the Seller
Walnut Valley Books/Books by White
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WINFIELD, Kansas
About Walnut Valley Books/Books by White
Walnut Valley Books is a small independent home-based business with the bulk of my holdings being of an American military nature covering everything from the Revolutionary War to the current wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. I also have holdings of books on the Middle East, the southwestern United States (New Mexico especially, Kansas related titles, Oklahoma related titles, and other regionally specialized books. All of my holdings are hand-selected to be good quality books of interest to the reader, historian, or the collector. In addition to the above, you will also find a wide range of other topics such as Medical, US History, autobiographical, biographical, sports, women's studies, and many other eclectic topics.
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- Chipping
- A defect in which small pieces are missing from the edges; fraying or small pieces of paper missing the edge of a paperback, or...
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