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Through the interpretation of material taken from diaries, letters and memoirs, this book outlines the everyday history of medicine, from the Restoration to the Victorian era. Topics include: keeping well; pain; coping and resignation; and death.
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Roy Porter was Professor of the Social History of Medicine at the Wellcome Institute for the History of Science, and a highly respected and prolific author. He died in March 2002 at the age of 55.
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- PublisherBlackwell Publishers
- Publication date1988
- ISBN 10 155786036X
- ISBN 13 9781557860361
- BindingHardcover
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In Sickness and in Health
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In Sickness and in Health: The British Experience 1650-1850
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Book Description Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. 324 pp. Tightly bound. Corners not bumped. Text is free of markings. No ownership markings. Very good dust jacket. This copy is smyth sewn. Smyth sewing is a method of book binding where groups of folded pages (referred to as signatures) are stitched together using binder thread. Each folded signature is sewn together individually with multiple stitches and then joined with other signatures to create the complete book block. This is the traditional and best method of bookbinding. Seller Inventory # 028027
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