Mortal Lessons: Notes on the Art of Surgery
by Richard Selzer
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- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good Condition/Good
- ISBN 10
- 0671223569
- ISBN 13
- 9780671223564
- Seller
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About This Item
Simon & Schuster, 1976. First Edition. Hardcover. Good Condition/Good. Illustrator: . 219 pages. Light shelf wear, pages toned; a sound binding; good shape. The jacket has some creasing and discoloring. Illustrator: . Quantity Available: 1. Category: Medical & Anatomy; ISBN: 0671223569. ISBN/EAN: 9780671223564. Inventory No: 202071. . 9780671223564
Synopsis
In this collection of nineteen unforgettable essays, Dr. Selzer describes unsparingly the surgeon’s art. Both moving and perversely funny, Mortal Lessons is an established classic that considers not only the workings and misworkings of the human body but also the meaning of life and death. With a Preface written by the Author especially for this edition.
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- Bookseller
- Easy Chair Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 202071
- Title
- Mortal Lessons: Notes on the Art of Surgery
- Author
- Richard Selzer
- Illustrator
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good Condition
- Jacket Condition
- Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- ISBN 10
- 0671223569
- ISBN 13
- 9780671223564
- Publisher
- Simon & Schuster
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1976
- Keywords
- BZDB23 Medical & Anatomy; Unbranded ISBN: 0671223569 EAN: 9780671223564 Richard Selzer Mortal Lessons: Notes on the Art of Surgery
- Bookseller catalogs
- Medical & Anatomy;
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