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The Plague Race, a Tale of Fear, Science and Heroism
by Marriott, Edward
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good ++/Very Good ++
- ISBN 10
- 0330483188
- ISBN 13
- 9780330483186
- Seller
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chorleywood, Hertfordshire, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: Picador, 2002. Book. Very Good ++. Hardcover. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. first prinitng, very good hardcover, very good plus dustjacket. The story of how one brave scientist unlocked the mystery of the most feared disease, a discovery made 100 years ago in Hong Kong, during an outbreak that threatened to decimate the island. A tense and frightening race was run in appalling conditions by two rival scientists : Alexandre Yersin - rigorous, solitary, cerebral - and the suave Kitasoto, unscrupulous, enigmatic, careless. Spiced with anecdotes, facts and chilling reconstructions, the author's investigations into plague in the modern world bring some disturbing facts to light.
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- Bookseller
- krokodile books
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 009813
- Title
- The Plague Race, a Tale of Fear, Science and Heroism
- Author
- Marriott, Edward
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good ++
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good ++
- Edition
- First Edition
- ISBN 10
- 0330483188
- ISBN 13
- 9780330483186
- Publisher
- Picador
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 2002
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾" - 9&f
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About the Seller
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chorleywood, Hertfordshire
About krokodile books
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dealing in first editions of modern literature,
illustrated books and philosophy. Krokodile Rare
Books opened for business with rare and
secondhand books in the year 2000.
dealing in first editions of modern literature,
illustrated books and philosophy. Krokodile Rare
Books opened for business with rare and
secondhand books in the year 2000.
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- First Edition
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