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Blood Work: A Tale of Medicine and Murder in the Scientific Revolution
de Tucker, Holly
- Usado
- Aceptable
- Tapa dura
- First
- Estado
- Aceptable/Fine
- ISBN 10
- 0393070557
- ISBN 13
- 9780393070552
- Librería
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Newport, Washington, United States
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New York, New York, USA: W. W. Norton & Company, 2011. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Type: Hardback Frist Edition Hardcover Book and Dust Jacket in Fine Condition. Handsome volume in black extended half-cloth, dark red boards, silver titles, spotless, tight and solid, square. Internals also as new. b/w in-text illustrations. The mysterious story of the history of blood transfusion--in 1667, a renegade physician named Jean-Baptiste Denis transferred calf's blood into one of Paris' most notorious madmen--the first animal to human transfusion. Powerful conservatives felt he was toying with forces that were not understood. A few days later the madman died and Denis was tried for murder. An intriguing book of science, medicine and 17th century Europe. 304 pages with Notes, Bibkiography and Index. 6 x 8.5 inches. 2011, W. W. Norton & Company, New York, New York, USA
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- Inventario del vendedor #
- 024732
- Título
- Blood Work: A Tale of Medicine and Murder in the Scientific Revolution
- Autor
- Tucker, Holly
- Formato/Encuadernación
- Tapa dura
- Estado del libro
- Usado - Aceptable
- Estado de la sobrecubierta
- Fine
- Cantidad disponible
- 1
- Edición
- First Edition
- ISBN 10
- 0393070557
- ISBN 13
- 9780393070552
- Editorial
- W. W. Norton & Company
- Lugar de publicación
- New York, New York, USA
- Fecha de publicación
- 2011
- Tamaño
- 8vo - over 7¾"
- Palabras clave
- BLOOD TRANSFUSION, HISTORY, 17TH CENTURY V HUMAN EXPERIMENTATION SCIENCE, HISTORY HOMICIDE,
- Catálogos del vendedor
- Science;
- X weight
- 0 oz
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