JAMES LIND Founder of Nautical Medicine
by RODDIS, Louis H
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- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- VG-Fine/VG
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Tunbridge Wells , Kent, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: W.H. Heinemann, 1951. 1st ed. . Blue Cloth. VG-Fine/VG. 14 Cms x 21.5 Cms. xii+177; near pristine but brown mark across bottom corner rear endpaper and faint line down centre of front endpaper offset from wraparound edge, blue cloth covers clean and unworn; jacket is very clean and bright but front wraparound has rather large bottom price-clipping which has touch last line of text, spine ends very slightly rubbed and small surface scuff near top back joint, will add protective sleeve when added, given age it is remarkably good. Lind is celebrated in medical history for discovering the cause of scurvy and thus revolutionising long distince sea travel.
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- Bookseller
- Douglas Books (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 012016
- Title
- JAMES LIND Founder of Nautical Medicine
- Author
- RODDIS, Louis H
- Format/Binding
- Blue Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - VG-Fine
- Jacket Condition
- VG
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st ed.
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- W.H. Heinemann
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1951
- Size
- 14 Cms x 21.5 Cms
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- history of medicine military medicine scurvy medical biography 18th century medicine
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