POISONS: A History From Hemlock To Botox
de Macinnis, Peter
- Usado
- Aceptable
- Tapa dura
- First
- Estado
- Aceptable/Near Fine
- ISBN 10
- 1567318142
- ISBN 13
- 9781567318142
- Librería
-
Canandaigua, New York, United States
Formas de pago aceptadas
Sobre este artículo
New York: MJF Books, 2004. First Printing, First Edition Thus. . Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. Macinnis, an Australian educator and television personality, presents an informative and witty history of poisons, for good or bad, in peace and war. He begins with poisoners, such as England's Dr. Crippen, who poisoned his wife, cut her up and disposed of the bits and pieces before boarding a ship for Canada with his lover but was hunted down with the aid of the new radio telegraph, arrested and hanged. Or Locusta, a cunning Roman noblewoman, who sold Nero the poison used to kill the son of Claudius. Or Abraham Lincoln, who sometimes took massive doses of 375 grams of mercury to counter depression (today 21 grams is considered safe). Boards and text are clean and unmarked, tight and square, not remaindered. The dustjacket shows minimal surface and edgewear, no tears, no chipping or creasing. A macabre but fascinating read.
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Detalles
- Librería
- H.W. Gumaer, Bookseller
(US)
- Inventario del vendedor #
- 005025
- Título
- POISONS: A History From Hemlock To Botox
- Autor
- Macinnis, Peter
- Formato/Encuadernación
- Tapa dura
- Estado del libro
- Usado - Aceptable
- Estado de la sobrecubierta
- Near Fine
- Cantidad disponible
- 1
- Edición
- First Printing, First Edition Thus.
- ISBN 10
- 1567318142
- ISBN 13
- 9781567318142
- Editorial
- MJF Books
- Lugar de publicación
- New York
- Fecha de publicación
- 2004
- Palabras clave
- POISON, TRUE CRIME, HISTORY, FIRST EDITION, WMDS, WEAPONS,
- Catálogos del vendedor
- Essays; History; Miscellaneous;
Términos de venta
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Sobre el vendedor
H.W. Gumaer, Bookseller
Miembro de Biblio desde 2005
Canandaigua, New York
Sobre H.W. Gumaer, Bookseller
H.W. Gumaer, Bookseller, has been serving customers on the internet since 2003. We specialize in modern American and English fiction and in mystery and detective thrillers, as well as art and art history. We also have a growing selection of mid-to-late 19th century history and literature. Nearly all our modern and contemporary books are first editions or otherwise collectable.
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- Chipping
- A defect in which small pieces are missing from the edges; fraying or small pieces of paper missing the edge of a paperback, or...
- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
