Sherwin B Nuland Md (13 results)

Paperback. Condition: Good. Surgeon, scholar, best-selling author, Sherwin B. Nuland tells the strange story of Ignác Semmelweis with urgency and the insight gained from his own studies and clinical experience. Ignác Semmelweis is remembered for the now-commonplace notion that doctors must wash their hands before examining patients. In mid-nineteenth-century Vienna, however, this was a subversive idea. With deaths from childbed fever exploding, Semmelweis discovered that doctors themselves were spreading the disease. While his simple reforms worked immediately?childbed fever in Vienna all but disappeared?they brought down upon Semmelweis the wrath of the establishment, and led to his tragic end.…

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Paperback. Condition: Fair. Reprint. The item might be beaten up but readable. May contain markings or highlighting, as well as stains, bent corners, or any other major defect, but the text is not obscured in any way.

Condition: very_good. Fast Free Shipping â" Very Good condition book with a firm cover and clean pages. Shows normal use and some light wear or limited notes markings. A solid, nice copy to enjoy.

Paperback. Condition: Good. Surgeon, scholar, best-selling author, Sherwin B. Nuland tells the strange story of Ignác Semmelweis with urgency and the insight gained from his own studies and clinical experience. Ignác Semmelweis is remembered for the now-commonplace notion that doctors must wash their hands before examining patients. In mid-nineteenth-century Vienna, however, this was a subversive idea. With deaths from childbed fever exploding, Semmelweis discovered that doctors themselves were spreading the disease. While his simple reforms worked immediately?childbed fever in Vienna all but disappeared?they brought down upon Semmelweis the wrath of the establishment, and led to his tragic end.…

paperback. Condition: Very Good. A used book with minor shelf wear and imperfections. Photos and additional details upon request. Thank you for supporting Last Word Books and independent bookstores.

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.

Paperback. Condition: Good. Reprint. Ships in a BOX from Central Missouri! May not include working access code. Will not include dust jacket. Has used sticker(s) and some writing or highlighting. UPS shipping for most packages, (Priority Mail for AK/HI/APO/PO Boxes).

Condition: New. In English.

Hardcover. Condition: Original maroon cloth. DJ Not Price Clipped (40.00). First Printing of the First Edition. Sausalito, California and New York: Epicenter Communications / Random House , 1993. 10" wide by 12.25" tall. Very Fine condition in bright, shiny Near Fine Dust Jacket. No owner's name or bookplate. No remainder marks. No underlining. No highlighting. No margin notes. Clean, square, tight, unmarked copy. Sharp corners. Fresh and crisp. Very heavy book - extra shipping, at our cost, may be required. From the Dust Jacket: "THE FACE OF MERCY contains over 230 of the most compelling photographs and images of healers in the battlefield, many of them in color, culled from over one hundred archives in more than a dozen countries. Beginning with Matthew Brady's photographs of surgery at Antietam during the Civil War. through two world wars, to Vietnam, the Gulf War, and regional struggles ongoing today.". First Printing of the First Edition. Oversize Hardcover. Original maroon cloth/DJ Not Price Clipped (40.00). (xvi), 272pp.…

Condition: Very Good. Hardcover in a bright dust jacket, 272 pages. "contains over 230 of the most compelling photographs and images of healers in the battlefield, many of them in color, culled from over one hundred archives in more than a dozen countries. Beginning with Matthew Brady's photographs of surgery at Antietam during the Civil War. through two world wars, to Vietnam, the Gulf War, and regional struggles ongoing today." Clean copy. This is a heavy and oversized book and will require extra shipping. International customers please ask for a shipping quote before purchasing. Record # 396877.…

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Firmly bound, gilt decorated navy blue boards. Gilt closed page edges. Illustrated end papers. No jacket.

paperback. Condition: As New.