A History of the Rockefeller Institure 1901-1953 Origins and Growth de Corner, George W - 1964

Temple University Press,U.S, 1974-12. Hardcover. Good.

Used - Good. Used book that is in clean, average condition without any missing pages.

Temple University Press, 1972. Hardcover. Very good/Poor. Dustjacket has wear, several tears along the edges, a large tear in lower left front, some chipping at top of spine, and two very large chips in lower left front and entire rear bottom is missing. Cover has some wear in lower right corners. Slight fading of outer edge of front and rear endpapers.

NY: Harper & Brothers (1952), 1952. Hardcover. Good. Disclaimer:A copy that has been read, but remains in clean condition. All pages are intact, and the cover is intact. The spine may show signs of wear. Pages can include limited notes and highlighting, and the copy can include previous owner inscriptions. At ThriftBooks, our motto is: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

Temple University Press,U.S., 1972-01-01. Hardcover. Very Good. 1.0000 9.6000 6.7000.

Princeton University, 1948. Hardcover. Acceptable. Missing dust jacket; Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

New Haven, CT: Yale University Press, 1945. Ex-library book with stamps and markings. Inside front cover has mark left by glued in label, now gone. Pencilled price on fep. 188 pages including index. Black and white illustrations and photographs. This is a wartime book. From dust jacket of other edition (not included) "Dr. George Washington Corner, one of the most eminent embryologists in the United States, has written in this book an account of what happens to man (and other mammals) before birth. Here is ... knowledge presented so that the layman can read it; the story of the miraculous change from a single cell to an organism two billion times its original size, ready to take its place in the open air of the outside world. Here is also the story about what is and what is not true in beliefs about prenatal shocks to the mother and their effects on the offspring, ranging from the myths of sights and foods to avoid to the all-too-true accounts of what a comparatively harmless virus can do… Leer más

NY: Basic Books, Inc., 1958 Book. Very Good. Hardcover. First Edition. "An autobiography and selected essays of a distinguished biologist." The essays cover a wide range of subjects, "from specialized problems in biology to the philosophy, history, and ethics of medicine.".

Philadelphia: J. B. Lippincott Co. (1963), 335pp, illus., red cloth, gift note to fep, some shelfwear to cover, light waterstain to edge of 1st 20 & last 50 pgs (affects no text).. Cloth. Very Good -/No Jacket.

J. B. Whippincott Company, 1963. Hardcover. Used - Very Good. J. B. Lippincott Company, Philadelphia, Third printing, copyright, 1963. 335 pages. 8.5 x 5.5", hardcover, no dj. No dj, clean, tight, Very Good/none.