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Epidemics and Society; From the Black Death to the Present
by Snowden, Frank M
- Used
- Fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Fine/fine
- Seller
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Walnut Creek, California, United States
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About This Item
New Haven: Yale University Press, 2019. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine/fine. First printing, octavo size, 598 pp. From dust jacket flap: "A wide-ranging study that illuminates the connection between epidemic deseases and societal change, from the Black Death to Ebola".
___DESCRIPTION: Bound in full grey paper over boards, silver lettering on the spine, black-and-white photographs scattered throughout; octavo size (9.5" by 6.25"), pagination: [i-vii] viii-xvi, 1-582. In the publisher's dust jacket, artwork on the front panel from a 1912 depiction of "Cholera", summary of book on front flap, author picture and short bio on rear flap.
___CONDITION: Fine, with clean boards, straight corners without rubbing, a strong, square text block with solid hinges, the interior is clean and bright, and entirely free of prior owner markings; as new. Dust jacket fine overall, not price-clipped (but without a printed price), with minimal edgewear.
___POSTAGE: International customers, please note that additional postage may apply as the standard does not always cover costs; please inquire for details.
___Swan's Fine Books is pleased to be a member of the ABAA, ILAB, and IOBA and we stand behind every book we sell. Please contact us with any questions you may have, we are here to help.
___DESCRIPTION: Bound in full grey paper over boards, silver lettering on the spine, black-and-white photographs scattered throughout; octavo size (9.5" by 6.25"), pagination: [i-vii] viii-xvi, 1-582. In the publisher's dust jacket, artwork on the front panel from a 1912 depiction of "Cholera", summary of book on front flap, author picture and short bio on rear flap.
___CONDITION: Fine, with clean boards, straight corners without rubbing, a strong, square text block with solid hinges, the interior is clean and bright, and entirely free of prior owner markings; as new. Dust jacket fine overall, not price-clipped (but without a printed price), with minimal edgewear.
___POSTAGE: International customers, please note that additional postage may apply as the standard does not always cover costs; please inquire for details.
___Swan's Fine Books is pleased to be a member of the ABAA, ILAB, and IOBA and we stand behind every book we sell. Please contact us with any questions you may have, we are here to help.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Swan's Fine Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- CNJL2365
- Title
- Epidemics and Society; From the Black Death to the Present
- Author
- Snowden, Frank M
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Yale University Press
- Place of Publication
- New Haven
- Date Published
- 2019
- Keywords
- Health, Disease, Sickness, Black Death, Plague, Covid, Societal Change Social History of Epidemics
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About the Seller
Swan's Fine Books
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Walnut Creek, California
About Swan's Fine Books
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