Dieudonne Dr A (1 results)
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Published by E, B, Treat & Company, New York 1909
- Hardcover
- First Edition
Seller: Frost Pocket Farm - IOBA, Fleetville, PA, U.S.A.Frost Pocket Farm - IOBA
Contact seller5-star sellerHardcover. Presumed first edition (SD, NAP) . Hardcover, blue cloth, index, 128 pp. Spine darkened, with some soil and water (? ) stains on cloth. Internally, endpapers smudged, relatively light tan stain, extendi ng 1/2 to 1 inch deep along top edge of text, another stain, c. 1/2 to 1 inch in diameter, lower edge, lower corners… of 2 or 3 leaves have a c. 1/2 inch piece torn off, o/w book is tight, unmarked, pr obably never really read. A pioneering work which presented the scientific basis for outbreaks of food poisoning, which was quite common in the days before refrigeration and modern food handling.