About this title: This is the story of how one brave scientist unlocked the mystery at the heart of this most feared of diseases. This discovery was made in Hong Kong at the beginning of the 20th century, during an outbreak that threatened to decimate the island and, from there, the world. A tense and frightening race was run in appalling conditions by two rival scientists: Alexandre Yersin - rigorous, solitary, cerebral - and the suave Kitasaka, unscrupulous, enigmatic, careless. Spiced with anecdotes, facts and chilling reconstructions, this investigation of the plague in the modern world brings some ...
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Description: Good. Shows some signs of wear, and may have some markings on the inside. Shipped to over one million happy customers. Your purchase benefits world literacy! read more
Edition: First Edition
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Picador, London
Date Published: 2002
Description: F/F. 8vo. original burgundy textured papered boards gilt in dustwrapper; pp. xii (last blank), 276 (last blank), with illustrations. A fine copy. read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Picador
Date Published: 01/08/2003
ISBN-13:9780330483193ISBN:0330483196
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Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Picador
Date Published: 01/08/2003
ISBN-13:9780330483193ISBN:0330483196
Description: Used-Good. Book in good or better condition. Dispatched same day from warehouse. Please email with any questions for quick response. read more
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