Jonas Salk: A Life
by Jacobs, Charlotte DeCroes
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/Fine
- ISBN 10
- 0199334412
- ISBN 13
- 9780199334414
- Seller
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La Mesa, California, United States
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About This Item
New York, New York, U.S.A.: Oxford University Press, 2015. First Edition Later Printing . Hardcover. Near Fine/Fine. Biography of the award-winning scientist (1914-1995) who discovered the cure for polio. A First Edition, third printing, this is an association copy, SIGNED by the author in black pen on half-title page with the inscription, "To Geri--in memory of Joe, Best regards, Charlotte 10/25/15." Ownership stamp of Geri Ann Warnke (a friend & noted orthopedic therapist who had lived near Salk in La Jolla, CA) inside front cover. Hardcover book is in Near fine condition, marred by light shelfwear, scrape to front board, pushing to lower spine. Else, completely clean & bright, binding straight & strong, pages white. The unclipped DJ is Fine, virtually flawless & protected in new mylar cover to stay that way! 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 (PST); later orders, weekends & holidays ship very next business day.
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- Bookseller
- Gargoyle Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 020572
- Title
- Jonas Salk: A Life
- Author
- Jacobs, Charlotte DeCroes
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition Later Printing
- ISBN 10
- 0199334412
- ISBN 13
- 9780199334414
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Place of Publication
- New York, New York, U.S.A.
- Date Published
- 2015
- Keywords
- POLIO VACCINE SCIENCE SCIENTISTS LA JOLLA CALIFORNIA SCRIPPS SABIN UNIVERSITY OF SAN DIEGO UCSD RESEARCH
- Bookseller catalogs
- Signed Books; Autobiography-Biography-Journals-Letters; Health & Medicine/Alternative Healing/Illness & Wellness;
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- Association Copy
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- Fine
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- Shelfwear
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