New York: Henry Schuman, 1950. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. 211p.
A hardcover book in very good condition with a like
dustjacket. Tiny stain on side edge and owner's sticker inside front
cover. Otherwise clean and tight. The jacket is price-clipped and mildly
rubbed, and the spine ia tanned. Otherwise intact. Item #193301
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LIFE OF SCIENCE LIBRARY #15. A biography of Hungarian doctor Ignaz
Semmelweis (1818-1865) who discovered that midwives disinfecting their
hands prevents infections in babies. The author, Frank G. Slaughter, was
a prolific novelist and himself a physician.