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BBS Publishing Corporation, 1974. Hardcover. Acceptable. Former library book; Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

Galahad Books, 1974-01-01. Hardcover. Good. 1.1000 11.4000 9.4000.

Galahad Books, 1974. hardcover. Good. 11x9x1. Some edge wear

Brand: Galahad Books, 0000-00-00. First Edition. hardcover. Used: Good.

Galahad Books. Very Good in Good+ dust jacket. 1970. Hardcover. 0883651130 . Jacket has wear at spine top. ; 4to 11" - 13" tall; 248 pages .

Galahad Books, 1970. Illustrated. Hard cover. Good in good dust jacket. Ex-library. Signed by previous owner. ex-library book dj in cell wrap. 248 p. Contains: Illustrations. Audience: General/trade.

New York: Galahad Books, (c. 1970). reprint. hardcover. Very good/very good. Quarto (approx. 9 1/2" wide by 11 5/8" tall), 248 pages. Many illustrations. Top corner of front free end paper clipped; some ink notes on last page, else Very Good. Dust jacket price clipped, otherwise in very good condition. "Here, with lavish illustrations and in loving detail, is the story of American Folk Medicine from the end of the Civil War until 1906, when Congress, by passing the Pure Food and Drug Act, put an end forever to some of the nation's more bizarre nostrums. It was a time of Indian Snake Root Oil and Electric Belts, of tonics and phosphates, of pills, powders, and elixirs, of herb teas and aphrodisiacs." --from the dust jacket. 122615B This oversize book will incur additional postage for expedited or international shipping.

Galahad Books, January 1974. Hardcover. Used - Very Good. Very good condition. May show some signs of use/age/shelf wear/creasing. No writing, stains, or tears. No dust jacket if appliable. Some writing at top of front opening page.

Galahad Books c, 1970-01-01. Hardcover. Very Good.

Galahad Books, 1974-01-01. Hardcover. Very Good. Hardcover and dust jacket. Good binding and cover. Clean, unmarked pages. Tear on dj. This is an oversized or heavy book, which requires additional postage for international delivery outside the US.

New York, New York, U.S.A.: Galahad Books, 1974. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. Edgewear to price-clipped jacket. .

Galahad Books, 1974-01-01. Hardcover. Very Good. Nice looking book, has minor edge wear.No dust jacket.

Grosset & Dunlap, New York: (1970)., 1970 248p. Profusely illustrated. XLib. Folio. Original full cloth binding. Original dust jacket. "Here, with lavish illustrations and in loving detail, is the story of American Folk Medicine from the end of the Civil War until 1906, when Congress, by passing the Pure Food and Drug Act, put an end forever to some of the nation's more bizarre nostrums. It was a time of Indian Snake Root Oil and Electric Belts, of tonics and phosphates, of pills, powders, and elixirs, of herb teas and aphrodisiacs. It was a wild, robust, free-wheeling epoch, when much that was put forward could only be described as far-fetched. In addition to the home remedies there were the countless thousands of patent medicines. To sell them, the manufacturers made any claims they could think of, and hired top-notch illustrators to embellish those claims. and a revolution took place in the field of graphic arts. Many of the steel engravings and color reproductions required so much… Read More

New York: Grosset & Dunlap, 1970. Hardcover. Very Good/Good. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Dj has light rubbing & heavy edgewear with a few tears along edges. Leather-like covers with gilt decor on front & gilt lettering on spine. Lightly bumped corners. Book has light edgewear. There are a few pages that have an inked checkmark on them, a couple of them on the pictures. Address label on inside front cover. Inking on last page of text.

New York: Grosset & Dunlap. Hardcover. 1970. 1st Edition. 4to 248pp . Very Good in Good+ DJ. Color illustrations One corner slightly bumped DJ chipped .

hardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book.

New York, New York, U.S.A.: Galahad Books, 1974. 248pp/illus. "Here, with lavish illustrations and in loving detail, is the story of American Folk Medicine from the end of the Civil War until 1906, when Congress, by passing the Pure Food and Drug Act, put an end forever to some of the nation's more bizarre nostrums. It was a time of Indian Snake Root Oil and Electric Belts, of tonics and phosphates, of pills, powders, and elixirs, of herb teas and aphrodisiacs.It was a wild, robust, free-wheeling epoch, when much that was put forward could only be described as far-fetched.In addition to the home remedies there were the countless thousands of patent medicines. Light chipping to dj.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good+/Very Good. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.

New York,: Galahad Books,, (n.d. ca. 1985).. 248 pp. Large 4to (24,5 x 30 cm.). Original cloth picorial dust-jacket (dust-jacket with some small tears at top). With numerous illustrations of patent medicine, advertisements, brochures, etc. A popular, but interesting, history of American quackery. Vey attractive graphics and bood design.

New York : Grosset and Dunlap, 1970. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine cloth copy in an equally fine dw, now mylar-sleeved. Particularly and surprisingly well-preserved; tight, bright, clean and especially sharp-cornered.; 8vo 8"" - 9"" tall; 248 pages; Description: 248 p. : ill., facsims. (part col.) ; 31 cm. Subjects: Medicine, Popular --Patent medicines.