2004, ISBN: 9780674383302

New York: Bloomsbury Publishing, 2004. Pictorial boards, [144] pages, chiefly colour illustrations; 23 cm. Tight, clean copy. Stated First U.S. Edition. Product Design. "Do Cocagne m… Mehr…

New York: Bloomsbury Publishing, 2004. Pictorial boards, [144] pages, chiefly colour illustrations; 23 cm. Tight, clean copy. Stated First U.S. Edition. Product Design. "Do Cocagne mackerel fillets make you high? Who'd deal a hand of Puke playing cards? Would you wash your clothes with the soapy suds of Toss? What was the Peruvian brand manager thinking when he named his delicious tuna Grated Fanny? Shelf Life brings together 100 real products that grace the shelves of shops worldwide. More characterful than any global mega-brand, the local goods gathered here dont kowtow to foreign marketing concerns. From Plopp chocolate to Climax disinfectant, Nikka whisky to Bra milk, this cheeky collection celebrates some bizarre misadventures in translation." - Publisher.. 1st. Hardcover. Fine. 8vo. Collectible., Bloomsbury Publishing, 2004, 5, New York: Stein and Day, Publishers, 1972. Cloth, 224 pages, illustrations (some colour); 26 cm. New Aspects of Archaeology Ser. Firm binding, clean inside copy. Expected browning. First American Edition. Dust jacket, with light edgewear, protected in a mylar cover. CONTENTS: Pt. I: Exploration; The growth of a theory; Reconnaissance 1966-1967; Excavation 1967-1968; Fulfilment 1969-1970; Pt. II: Results; The earliest settlements: neolithic, bronze age, earlier iron age; The iron age town; Celtic climax and downfall; Camelot and Cadanbyrig; After Candanbyrig.. 1st. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 4to., Stein and Day, Publishers, 1972, 3, Harvard University Press, 1975. Hardcover. This journey to the beginnings of the physician's art brings to life the civilizations of the ancient world--Egypt of the Pharaohs, Greece at the time of Hippocrates, Rome under the Caesars, the India of Ashoka, and China as Mencius knew it. Probing the documents and artifacts of the ancient world with a scientist's mind and a detective's eye, Guido Majno pieces together the difficulties people faced in the effort to survive their injuries, as well as the odd, chilling, or inspiring ways in which they rose to the challenge. In asking whether the early healers might have benefited their patients, or only hastened their trip to the grave, Dr. Majno uncovered surprising answers by testing ancient prescriptions in a modern laboratory. Illustrated with hundreds of photographs, many in full color, and climaxing ten years of work, The Healing Hand is a spectacular recreation of man's attempts to conquer pain and disease., Harvard University Press, 1975, 0<

2010, ISBN: 9780674383302

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Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press, 1977. 571pp. 15 colour plates, 310 illustrations, 5 maps, biblio., index, chipped dw. Covering ancient medicine in Egypt, the Classical world, Ind… Mehr…

Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press, 1977. 571pp. 15 colour plates, 310 illustrations, 5 maps, biblio., index, chipped dw. Covering ancient medicine in Egypt, the Classical world, India, and China. DJ has light wear. 2nd Printing. Cloth. Very Good+/Very Good. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall., Harvard University Press, 1977, 3, Cambridge, Massachusetts: Harvard University Press, 1975. First Edition. Hardcover. Very good/Very good. Presentation copy, inscribed on the half-title by the author to Dr. Robert E. Tranquada, then chancellor of the University of Massachusetts Medical School, where Majno was chair of the Department of Pathology. Quarto: xxiii, 571 p. with 15 color plates and numerous textual illustrations. Original cream cloth binding, with black stamping. The dust jacket is price-clipped, with light sun fading along the spine and some general edgewear; otherwise very good. Majno (1922-2010) claimed his history of the wound and its treatment was written by accident. "It was going to be the preface to a monograph on inflammation, which is more properly my field, and the preface took over." Majno's flip introduction masks a deeply researched work exploring how wounds were treated in ancient Mesopotamia, Egypt, Greece, Rome, India, and China. "In sum, what we have here is that rare book, a work of scholarship that aims to be accessible to the general reader. And the first thing to be said is that Majno has turned the trick, triumphantly," the review in ISIS, the journal of the History of Science, said. Majno's book appeared to glowing reviews in both medical journals ("It is one of those classics that must be read and enjoyed and then reviewed from time to time to be fully appreciated" -American Journal of Pathology) and newspapers ("Extraordinary [...] must be considered the standard text on ancient medicine" -Philadelphia Inquirer)., Harvard University Press, 1975, 3<

2003, ISBN: 9780674383302

London: Wellcome Trust Centre for the History of Medicine, 2003. 1st ed. . Illustrated Card. Fine. 17 cms x 23.5 cms. xvii+94, 18 figures, mostly photos of people using particular kinds… Mehr…

London: Wellcome Trust Centre for the History of Medicine, 2003. 1st ed. . Illustrated Card. Fine. 17 cms x 23.5 cms. xvii+94, 18 figures, mostly photos of people using particular kinds of experimental apparatus, plus additional small photos of participants in the event on the covers. Virtually pristine copy of this intriguing transcript involving many leading figures in the story such as Richard Gregory and Alan Baddeley. Note: quoted non-UK shipping rates are calculated for 500-700 gram net weight, cost will be modified up or down as appropriate outside this range., Wellcome Trust Centre for the History of Medicine, 2003, 5, Cambridge, Massachusetts: Harvard University Press, 1977. Second Printing. Hardcover. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. Second Printing. Sound binding and hinges. Ffep corner is clipped. Pages clean, bright. Cloth over boards is edge rubbed. DJ has light edge wear, overall light shelf wear. ; History of medical care in ancient Egypt, Greece, Rome, India, and China. Illustrated with plates throughout, a few illustrations in color. ; 11.25" tall; 571 pages., Harvard University Press, 1977, 3<