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Eugenics: The Laws of Sex Life and Heredity
by Shannon, T. W.; Fallows, Bishop Samuel; Truitt, W. J., MD
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
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La Mesa, California, United States
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About This Item
Garden City, New York: Doubleday, 1970. Reprint . Hardcover. Very Good. Reprint from 1970 of a book originally published in 1917, claiming to reveal "Nature's Secrets" & "important hints on social purity, heredity, physical manhood and womanhood,'' with guidance from medical doctors, eugenicists, & religious leaders. In 536 pages & glossary & Index, "profusely illustrated" with line drawings, anatomical cross-sections, & vintage photos representing "superior genetic specimens,'' Hardcover 8vo has brown cloth over boards stamped in (very faded) gilt lettering to front & spine. Condition is VG: generally quite clean, binding strong & straight, pages creamy white with a hint of edge tanning, but unmarked. Bumped corners, light dampstain to bottom outer corner, affecting fore edge & lower page edges, but only externally: interior pages are completely clean! No DJ.Our photos depict the Exact book you will receive, never "stock" images of books we don't actually have! Same day shipping on all orders received by 2 pm Weekdays (Pacific time); later orders, weekends & holidays ship very next business day.
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- Bookseller
- Gargoyle Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 021171
- Title
- Eugenics: The Laws of Sex Life and Heredity
- Author
- Shannon, T. W.; Fallows, Bishop Samuel; Truitt, W. J., MD
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Reprint
- Publisher
- Doubleday
- Place of Publication
- Garden City, New York
- Date Published
- 1970
- Keywords
- SEX SEXUAL SEXUALITY REPRODUCTION GENES GENETICS SELECTIVE BREEDING EUGENICS SOCIOBIOLOGY INHERITANCE RACE RACIAL PURITY RACISM
- Bookseller catalogs
- Erotica-Sex & Sexuality; Race/Ethnic Studies-Literature: General;
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La Mesa, California
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- New
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- Gilt
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- Cloth
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- Spine
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- Edges
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- Reprint
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