Farrell philip m (9 Ergebnisse)

Paperback. Zustand: Very Good. Illustrated. It's a well-cared-for item that has seen limited use. The item may show minor signs of wear. All the text is legible, with all pages included. It may have slight markings and/or highlighting.

Paperback. Zustand: As New. No Jacket. Pages are clean and are not marred by notes or folds of any kind. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Fine. xxxiii, 161 pages, map : 24 cm. Parallel Arabic text and English translation.

Hardcover. Zustand: New. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: New. Summary:A witty satire of the medical profession The Doctors' Dinner Party is an eleventh-century satire in the form of a novella, set in a medical milieu. A young doctor from out of town is invited to dinner with a group of older medical men, whose conversation reveals their incompetence. Written by the accomplished physician Ibn Butlan, the work satirizes the hypocrisy of quack doctors while displaying Ibn Butlan's own deep technical knowledge of medical practice, including surgery, blood-letting, and medicines. He also makes reference to the great thinkers and physicians of the ancient world, including Hippocrates, Galen, and Socrates. Combining literary parody with social satire, the book is richly textured and carefully organized: in addition to the use of the question-and-answer format associated with technical literature, it is replete with verse and subtexts that hint at the infatuation of the elderly practitioners with their young guest. The Doctors' Dinner Party is an entertaining read in which the author skewers the pretensions of the physicians around the table. A bilingual Arabic-English edition.…

Paperback. Zustand: Brand New. 210 pages. 10.00x7.00x0.50 inches. In Stock.

Paperback. Zustand: Brand New. 334 pages. 9.25x6.25x0.76 inches. In Stock.

Paperback. Zustand: Brand New. 434 pages. 9.25x6.00x0.98 inches. In Stock.

Zustand: Good. Your purchase helps support Sri Lankan Children's Charity 'The Rainbow Centre'. Ex-library, so some stamps and wear, but in good overall condition. Our donations to The Rainbow Centre have helped provide an education and a safe haven to hundreds of children who live in appalling conditions.…

Single Issue Magazine. Zustand: Good. First Edition. Features: George Hughes cover art shows mom in her boys' messy bedroom; Philco TV ad features Top Touch Tuning - change channels by remote control; Colour Lewyt Vacuum ad; Kentucky Club tobacco ad; Great 2-page colour photo ad for Franco-American spaghetti features 4 young girls in yellow dresses; Fantastic 2-page color photo ad for 1956 De Soto automobiles; Let's put sense in auto accident laws, by Samuel H. Hofstadter - last year nearly two million were injured in auto accidents; Color photo ad for Gleem toothpaste features some smoochers; Big Business is Stage-Struck - industry has decided a sales pitch gets across better if a goreous blonde helps deliver it - article with photos; The Headhunders of Ianagl, by Olaf Ruhen; Red Carpet for Sergeant Reckless - how the Marine's heroic war horse made her way to America from Korea's bloody battles; A Wife Who Could Cook, by Edmund Gilligan; Where the biggest ideas are born - the inside story of the Institute for Advanced Study, organized by Abraham Flexner 25 years ago; Tip of Manhattan - super large aerial colour photo of Battery Park and vicinity prior to construction of the World Trade Centre; Adlai Girds for Battle - A visit with Adlai Stevenson at his Illinois farm; Rebel in North Country - Murray Warmath named to coach football at Minnesota; The Taming of McFee, by Victoria Case; Everybody Flies in Idaho - color photo illustrated article - there's a plane for every 700 people in the state; The Lady was a Dude, by Cliff Farrell; The Foxy Dreamer of Broadway - Maurice Evans; The Golden Journey, by Agnes Sligh Turnbull; Nice Campbell's soup ad; Help for the Living Dead *NEW DRUG LSD USED IN SCHIZOPHRENIA RESEARCH* - article with photos; Underworld USA, by Joseph F. Dinneen; Great color ad for Texaco dealers; Two-page color ad for Amana refregerators; Telechron Timer ad; Color Jell-O ad; nice ad for Hickok belts, suspenders, wallets and jewelry; Color ad for Tareyton cigarettes at football game; Two-page ad for Admiral TVs; Nice two-page color ad for American Airlines; Color-photo ad for pink General Electric Washer and Dryer set; Two-page color ad for Gillette Razors; Color ad for Page and Shaw chocolates; Chuck Conerly featured in Prestolite battery ad; Homelite Chainsaw ad, featuring their model 5-10; Great color ad for Cracker Jack candy - Haloween theme; Color ad for Kodak Brownie Movie Camera on back cover. 144 pages. Clean and unmarked with moderate wear. A quality example of this wonderful vintage issue.; Cover Art; Folio - over 12" - 15" tall; The Saturday Evening Post Magazine, October 22, 1955 George Hughes cover illustration; Philco TV ad features Top Touch Tuning - change channels by remote control; Colour Lewyt Vacuum ad; Kentucky Club tobacco ad; Great 2-page colour photo ad for Franco-Am. Illustrated by Hughes, George (illustrator).…