9780230015555 - Touching Distance de Abrams, Rebecca (14 resultados)

Hardcover. Condición: Very Good. Touching Distance This book is in very good condition and will be shipped within 24 hours of ordering. The cover may have some limited signs of wear but the pages are clean, intact and the spine remains undamaged. This book has clearly been well maintained and looked after thus far. Money back guarantee if you are not satisfied. See all our books here, order more than 1 book and get discounted shipping.

Condición: good. Book is in good condition and may include underlining highlighting and minimal wear. The book can also include "From the library of" labels. May not contain miscellaneous items toys, dvds, etc. . We offer 100% money back guarantee and 24 7 customer service.

Condición: Very Good. Former library copy. Pages intact with possible writing/highlighting. Binding strong with minor wear. Dust jackets/supplements may not be included. Includes library markings. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.

Condición: Good. Former library copy. Pages intact with minimal writing/highlighting. The binding may be loose and creased. Dust jackets/supplements are not included. Includes library markings. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.

Hardcover. Condición: Very Good. This book is in very good condition and will be shipped within 24 hours of ordering. The cover may have some limited signs of wear but the pages are clean, intact and the spine remains undamaged. This book has clearly been well maintained and looked after thus far. Money back guarantee if you are not satisfied. See all our books here, order more than 1 book and get discounted shipping.

Hardback. Condición: Fair. A readable copy of the book which may include some defects such as highlighting and notes. Cover and pages may be creased and show discolouration.

Hardback. Condición: Very Good. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.

Hardcover. Estado de la sobrecubierta: Fine. First Edition. 310 pages. First edition (first printing). A fine, unread copy in a fine dust jacket. Signed by the author on the title page. It is 1790. After ten years training in the great medical schools of Europe, Alec Gordon has returned to Scotland to take up the post of physicianin the Aberdeen Dispensary. Alec has ambitious plans for modernizing medical practice in the town, starting with the local midwives, whose ignorance and old-fashioned methods appal him.But Alec s dreams of progress are thrown into disarray when a mysterious disease suddenly strikes the town, attacking and killing every newly delivered mother for miles around. Alec alone recognizes it as childbed fever, a disease more deadly than the plague, a condition that has baffled the greatest physicians of the age, an illness with no known cause and no known cure.Desperate to save his patients lives, Alec sets out on an astonishing medical quest to conquer the disease. But while Alec struggles to find solutions that lie far in the future, his wife Elizabeth is increasingly lost in the past, prey to terrifying memories of her childhood in Antigua. As she knows and he will learn, some diseases lie beyond the reach of reason.Based on a true story, "Touching Distance" is a stunning historical novel that brings to life a fascinating period in world history, exploring the tragic limitations of knowledge and the deep-seated tension between reason and passion in the Age of Enlightenment.". Signed By Author.

Hardcover. Condición: Used; Good. **SHIPPED FROM UK** We believe you will be completely satisfied with our quick and reliable service. All orders are dispatched as swiftly as possible! Buy with confidence! Greener Books.

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Hard Cover. Condición: Very Good. Estado de la sobrecubierta: Very Good. First Edition. 9780230015555.

Hardcover. Condición: As New. Estado de la sobrecubierta: As New. 1st Edition. Signed by author - no inscription. Signed by Author(s).

Original Cloth. Condición: Very Good. Estado de la sobrecubierta: Very Good. First Edition. Signed by the author with a dedication and dated 2009 on the title page. The boards have a small dent in the top edge of the rear panel and little light corner rubbing. Browning to the page edges and the pages are browned but otherwise clean and unmarked. The jacket has some slight edge creasing only. First printing. Signed by Author(s).

Hard Cover. Condición: Fine. Estado de la sobrecubierta: Fine. First Edition. A Fine unmarked copy with Fine dustjacket which is not price clipped. First Edition, First Printing. Based on a true story, this is a stunning historical novel that brings to life a fascinating period in world history. It is 1790, and after 10 years of training in the great medical schools of Europe, Alec Gordon has returned to Scotland to take up the post of Physician to the Aberdeen Dispensary. His plans for modernizing medical practice and dreams of progress are thrown into disarray when a mysterious disease suddenly strikes the town, attacking and killing every newly delivered mother for miles around, which he recognises as childbed fever, a condition that has baffled the great physicians, an illness with no known cure. Alec sets out on an astonishing medical quest to conquer the disease, but while he struggles to find solutions that lie far in the future, his wife Elisabeth is increasingly lost in the past, prey to terrifying memories of her childhood in Antigua, as she knows and he will learn, some diseases lie beyond the reach of reason. **** NOT EX LIB **** B2C Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.