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A Leg to Stand On
by Oliver Sacks
- Used
- as new
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- As New/Near Fine
- ISBN 10
- 0671467808
- ISBN 13
- 9780671467807
- Seller
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Boston, Massachusetts, United States
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About This Item
U.S.A.: Summit Books, 1984. 1st Edition. . Hardcover. As New/Near Fine. As New copy in near Fine dustwrapper with unclipped price. First printing with full number line. Unread, completely clean copy. Wear to dust jacket at top of the spine. Tear at front bottom of the jacket. Summary: Dr. Oliver Sacks's books Awakenings, An Anthropologist on Mars and the bestselling The Man Who Mistook His Wife For a Hat have been acclaimed for their extraordinary compassion in the treatment of patients affected with profound disorders. In A Leg to Stand On, it is Sacks himself who is the patient: an encounter with a bull on a desolate mountain in Norway has left him with a severely damaged leg. But what should be a routine recuperation is actually the beginning of a strange medical journey when he finds that his leg uncannily no longer feels part of his body. Sacks's brilliant description of his crisis and eventual recovery is not only an illuminating examination of the experience of patienthood and the inner nature of illness and health but also a fascinating exploration of the physical basis of identity. 1st Printing 1st Printing 1st Printing
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Details
- Bookseller
- Modern First Editions Boston
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 000510
- Title
- A Leg to Stand On
- Author
- Oliver Sacks
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- New
- Jacket Condition
- Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition.
- ISBN 10
- 0671467808
- ISBN 13
- 9780671467807
- Publisher
- Summit Books
- Place of Publication
- U.S.A.
- Date Published
- 1984
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Modern First Editions Boston
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Boston, Massachusetts
About Modern First Editions Boston
Growing collection of 900 + books, mostly from 60s, 70s and 80s. Vast majority of books are first editions, many of them first printings and signed. All books are from a private collection and are being sold now for the first time.Unless noted otherwise: books are without marks, original prices are not clipped and there are no former library books.Please contact me directly for commission free sales.
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- Number Line
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