Item #2331044 Lame, the Halt, and the Blind: The Vital Role of Medicine in the History of Civilization. Howard W. Haggard.

Lame, the Halt, and the Blind: The Vital Role of Medicine in the History of Civilization

New York City: Blue Ribbon Books, Inc., 1932. Reissue. Hard Cover. Very Good / Fair. Item #2331044

Reissue. Jacket in two pieces with additional chips and tears. Ink name on front free endpaper.

xxiv, 420 pp. With 200 illustrations from original sources. This is the story of the way rational medical science has overcome the fads, strange lore, quack cures, and ignorant superstitions of primitive medicine. With a wealth of fascinating details, it relates the tremendous part played by medical matters in the growth of civilization.

Price: $10.00

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