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Zustand: Very Good. Pages intact with possible writing/highlighting. Binding strong with minor wear. Dust jackets/supplements may not be included. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.

Zustand: Good. Former library copy. Pages intact with minimal writing/highlighting. The binding may be loose and creased. Dust jackets/supplements are not included. Includes library markings. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.

Zustand: Good. Former library copy. Pages intact with minimal writing/highlighting. The binding may be loose and creased. Dust jackets/supplements are not included. Includes library markings. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.

Hardcover. Zustand: Fair. No Jacket. Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. No Jacket. May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. No Jacket. Former library book; May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Zustand: New. pp. ix + 278 Illus.

Zustand: New. In English.

Hardcover. Zustand: Brand New. 1st edition. 278 pages. 9.50x6.25x1.00 inches. In Stock.

Zustand: As New. Signed Copy . Signed by editors on title page. (medicine, military, yellow fever ).

Zustand: As New. Signed Copy . Signed by James V. Writer and John R. Pierce on half title page. Inscribed by John R. Pierce on front endpage. (medicine, military).

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - The end of a scourge'The prayer that has been mine for twenty years, that I might bepermitted in some way or some time to do something to alleviatehuman suffering, has been answered!'--Major Walter Reed, writing to his wife, New Year s Eve,1900As he wrote to his wife of his stunning success in the mission toidentify the cause of yellow fever and find a way to eradicate thedisease, Walter Reed had answered the prayers of millions. For morethan 250 years, the yellow jack had ravaged the Americas, bringingdeath to millions and striking panic in entire populations. Thevery mention of its presence in a city or town produced instantchaos as thousands fled in terror, leaving the frail, the weak, andthe ill to fend for themselves.Yellow Jack tracks the history of this deadly scourge from itsearliest appearance in the Caribbean 350 years ago, telling thecompelling story of a few extraordinarily brave souls who struggledto understand and eradicate yellow fever. Risking everything forthe cause of science and humanity, Reed and his teammates on theU.S. Army Yellow Fever Board invaded the heart of enemy territoryin Cuba to pursue the disease--and made one of the twentiethcentury s greatest medical discoveries. This thrilling adventuretells the timeless tale of their courage, ingenuity, and triumph inthe face of adversity.…

Zustand: Very Good. Third UK impression hard back binding in publisher's original carmine red cloth covered boards, gilt back. 8vo. 8'' x 5¼''. Book of the novel that inspired the 1960 film directed by Stanley Kubrick and the 2004 TV adaptation by Robert Dornhelm. Contains 368 pp with author's note to the American edition at page 7. Very Good condition book in Very Good condition dust wrapper with a monochrome photographic still to the rear cover showing Charlton Heston (who did not star in Spartacus), Peter Ustinov, Jean Simmons, and Nina Foch. Dust wrapper with rubbing to the surface of the paper to the spine and rear cover, red spine not sun faded, not price clipped, 16s. Dust wrapper supplied in archive acetate film protection. Member of the P.B.F.A. AMERICA [Literature].…