About this title: Tracing the art of the physician in the ancient world, this book captures the healers' attempts to conquer pain over the centuries. Looking at the civilizations of the ancient world - Greece at the time of Hippocrates, Rome under the Caesars, the Egypt of the Pharohs, the India of Ashoka and China as Mencius knew it - Dr Guido Majno has returned to the orginal sources to unravel history from documents as varied as personal letters, buried artifacts and early treatises. He has reconstructed ancient experiments in a modern laboratory and has evaluated ancient remedies with today's methods.
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Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Harvard University Press
Date Published: 1975
ISBN-13:9780674383302ISBN:0674383303
Description: Good in good dust jacket. Ex-library. Usual library markings. Otherwise clean. Sewn binding. Paper over boards. 600 p. Commonwealth Fund Publications. Audience: General/trade. read more
Description: Harvard University Press, 1975, 1st., 7” x11” , cloth, 571pp. many illusts. ex-lib. -spine label, bkplte., pocket, stamps, dj in plastic & stuck to eps, G/G $ read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Harvard University Press
Date Published: 1975-01-01
ISBN-13:9780674383302ISBN:0674383303
Description: Very Good. DJ front 2 inch scratch, rear several scratches, name inside and stamped on text block, no other marks or folds, 14(shipped in a box with free tracking) read more
Binding: Cloth
Publisher: Harvard University Press, Cambridge, MA
Date Published: 1975(75)
ISBN-13:9780674383302ISBN:0674383303
Description: Good plus or better, light general wear, lightly soiled. Lighty worn, lightly soiled edgetorn jacket. This oversize item may require extra shipping for priority and international orders. read more
Description: Near Fine in Very Good+ dust jacket; Harvard Univ. Press; 1075; Hardcover. 0674383303. DJ shows light wear at edges. Medicine. Medical history. Anthropology. Ancient civilizations. Ancient history. Egypt. Greece. Rome. India. China. How injuries have been dealt with. Due to weight, ships to United States only.; tall 8vo 9"-10" tall; 571 pp. read more
Description: Acceptable. 0674383303. Cambridge, MA: Commonwealth Fund / Harvard UP, 1975. 1st Edition. xxiii+[3]+571+[3]pp. + 15 color color plates on 7 inserted leaves. 296 text figures. Small 4to. Cream linen with red and black spine lettering and black front cover illustration. A very good ex-library copy with the usual markings. 3 pounds 10.0 ounces = 1.7 kg. 11.5 x 7.2 x 1.6 inches = 28.7 x 18 x 4cm. read more
Description: Very Good. Sm 4to. Leather Hardcover, 1991. Origional printing in 1974, privately printed for the members of the Classics of Medicine Library. Red Leather bound, brass die stamped in 22 kt. gold. Raised band spine with gilt lettering. Marbled endpapers designed by Richard J. Wolfe. Minimal wear to the leather and the gilt is bright. The textblock is gilt edged and in excellent condition. There is a bookplate in the front with the copy number of 15231 and the previous owners name. Offered by ... read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Harvard University Press
Date Published: 1975
ISBN-13:9780674383302ISBN:0674383303
Description: Good. Ex-Library. Oversized books and multi-volume sets require additional postage for expedited or international shipping. Please inquire! read more
Edition: First Thus
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Harvard University Press, Cambridge, MA
Date Published: 1975
ISBN-13:9780674383302ISBN:0674383303
Description: NEAR FINE / GOOD PLUS. With rare zest and humor, the author examines healing practices in the ancient world and depicts the long human struggle to understand and treat wounds and diseases. Illustrated with hundreds of photographs, many in full color. Quarto volume (11 1/4 x 7 1/4 inches) inhandsome burlap-style cloth binding. 571 pp. Light shelfwear and edgewear to DJ. Light spotting to spine. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Commonwealth Fund
Date Published: 1975-01-01
Description: VG- in G jacket. 1975 Commonwealth fund in cooperation with Harvard University Press Hardcover with dust jacket. Book is in great condition. White cloth over board covers have minimal edge and corner wear. Spine is clean with bold text. Dust jacket has moderate edge and corner wear including some small chips and rubs. Jacket is price clipped. FFE has two small scuffs from tape removal. Title page has a couple of erasures. Pages are clean and binding is solid. A very nice copy. read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Harvard University Press
Date Published: 1991-09-01
ISBN-13:9780674383319ISBN:0674383311
Description: Good. Book is close to being in very good condition...Cover has minor wear, minor tip curling, small 1/2 inch tear on back cover edge...Pages are in excellent shape, minor tip curling, some very minor comments or checks in light pencil... read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Harvard University Press, Massachusetts
Date Published: 1975
ISBN-13:9780674383302ISBN:0674383303
Description: Illustrated. Good Condition. No Dustjacket. 7x11 Inches. This unique book is a history of the wound-it's causes, complications, implications, and treatments. It is a well-illustrated hardcover in Good Condition. read more
Binding: Softcover
Publisher: Harvard Univ Pr, Cumbreland, Rhode Island, U.S.A.
Date Published: 1991
ISBN-13:9780674383319ISBN:0674383311
Description: Near Fine. Softcover Reprint Edition. NF. Softcover, glossy stiff wraps, 571 pp, b&w illustrations with color illustrations in section, quarto, very light edgewear, else a nice, clean and crisp copy. Extra shipping may apply. read more
"The book really gives instight to how people in the ancient world went about the business of healing. Written so that both expert and novice can understand. Great if you need to do research on the subject of ancient healing."
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