Earle Hackett (25 results)

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

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Good Dust Jacket. First American Edition. light wear to the edges and corners of the dust jacket -- no tears or chips -- with errata slip laid in!!.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st American Edition. 1973. 1st American Edition. Very Good hardback book. Very Good dust jacket. Copy is square, tight and clean except for previous owner's name and bookplate. Jacket is not chipped or torn. 288pp. Sm 4to. (Uu).

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. First American Edition. No dust jacket. Slight spine lean. Save a few marks, book mostly clean; Very Good condition.

Hardcover. First American Edition. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket; DJ is worn and torn at edges. ; B&W Illustrations; 288 pages.

Condition: Very Good. . paperback. Good copy .Illustrated.The History of Nursing and Hospital Histories. Not a first edition copy. . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland.

Condition: Very Good. . paperback. Good copy .Illustrated.The History of Nursing and Hospital Histories. Not a first edition copy. . . .

Soft cover. Condition: Good.

Paperback. Condition: Fair. No Jacket. Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

First Edition. Publisher's presentation copy. Very good cloth copy in a near-fine, very slightly edge-bumped and dust-dulled dust-wrapper. Boards warped. Remains well-preserved overall. Physical description; 288 pages, [14] leaves. illustrations, map 24 cm. Notes; Illus. on lining papers. Includes bibliographical references (page 278). Subjects; Medicine, Popular. Blood. Blood Diseases. Hematology. 1 Kg.…

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. First Edition. 60 pages. Illustrated.

First Edition. Publisher's presentation copy. Very good cloth copy in a near-fine, very slightly edge-bumped and dust-dulled dust-wrapper. Boards warped. Remains well-preserved overall. Physical description; 288 pages, [14] leaves. illustrations, map 24 cm. Notes; Illus. on lining papers. Includes bibliographical references (page 278). Subjects; Medicine, Popular. Blood. Blood Diseases. Hematology. 1 Kg.…

Condition: Poor. Ex library book with stamps, stickers, etc. Protective plastic cover over the jacket which is very worn & marked. Wear & bumps to the board edges & corners. Leaning spine. Worn hinges. Tape marks to the jacket & endpapers. Lightly tanned textblock, darker & foxed at the edges with sporadic foxing to the content. Fine to read, acceptable reference copy.…

Hardcover. Condition: Good. First Edition with dust jacket ex libris with usual markings - rare and collectable - will send out 1 st class post.

Hard Cover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Dust jacket complete, unclipped. Original cloth boards with bright gilt titling on spine. Neat inscription. Illustrations. Plates. 288 pages. .Dimensions: 23.6 x 16 x 3.8 cm There is no shortage of irrational or unscientific ideas about the supposed properties of human blood. Mostly these are folk theories which neither survive practical tests nor lend themselves to fruitful application in a modern context. But they still influence our language and customs. As a result, we speak of blood brotherhood and blood-feuds; of the blood of our fathers, blood relations, blood poisoning and sang-froid; of princes of the blood who may own blood-horses, bloodhounds and bloodstones; and of people or ideas which are cold-blooded, blood-curdling, blood-thirsty, bloody-minded, sanguine, clottish or plain bloody stupid. There are similar ranges of expression relating to the heart and veins. In some ways the symbolism in these notions is in accord with current technical knowledge, but in others it only reflects `epidemic pseudo-doxies' (Sir Thomas Browne's famous Greekery for `vulgar errors'), which are better identified if ideas are to be clear. Actually, although we believe we live in an age of enlightenment, the total weight of written superstition has never been greater, and even good newspapers are full of pseudo-psychology, fads, fundamentalism, occult lore and astrology. This is because entire literate populations are able to amuse themselves by reading and writing. In part, it is a form of playing-about, and not to be taken too seriously, but much old wives' talk is more than half believed. There are those who get spots on the face because `their blood is too rich' and patent medicines are still taken to cool or clean it. Among Anglo-Saxon peoples, betrothal rings are worn on the third finger of the left hand-the `leech finger'-because it `hits a vein which leads directly to the heart'. It is widely known that blood-letting was once a common treatment for disease, so why has it been abandoned? Or hasn't it? And is it true that some of the seven layers of skin are missing from a haemophiliac so that he will bleed to death from a scratch? Or is it that his skin is too tight? And if not, then what is haemophilia anyway? and leukaemia? and blood ,pressure? and phlebitis? and pernicious anaemia? Just how do you give transfusions? Are there vampires? Do cobwebs staunch bleeding? Is blood alive? Does a woman's blood run through the baby inside her? Is there a difference between the bloods of black and white peoples? How much blood is in you? What did a leech do? What about the miraculous annual liquefaction of the preserved blood of St Januarius, the patron saint of Naples? Do pelicans feed their own blood to their young ones? What was in the old apothecary's drawer labelled `Dragon's Blood'? What blood tests are used when paternity is disputed? Can you really die of a broken heart? And dreams of blood, are they significant? An examination of these and similar questions can reasonably be made into an unpretentious book, which will then become an easy bridge between haematology (the scientific study of blood) and what one may call haematosophy (or traditional bloody wisdom). Size: 8vo.…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. 1st American edition ; 3rd printing ; ex-lib ; ISBN: 0841502153 ; LCCN: 72-88895 ; OCLC: 617982 ; LC: RC82; Dewey: 612/.11 ; Examines all aspects of the subject of blood. Covers its medical aspects, place in folklore, uses in crime detection, contributions to the language, and a history of ideas covering it. ; Chapters: Everything flows -- Thicker than water -- Pump and pipes -- The humours of it -- One man's blood -- Granny, miracles, dreams -- Life codes -- Another man's poisons -- Mother against child -- Forensic and such -- Two shocks -- Shared blood -- Blood and iron -- Bad humour -- The bleeders -- Blood of our fathers -- Heartache ; glue marks for just jacket covers on endpages ; line down front flap of dustjac ket cover ; edges slightly soiled ; names on endpapers, else, VG/VG. Book. …

Trade Paperback. Condition: Very Good. First Paperback. 211pp, bw ills, illustrated inside covers. Or card covers. Light rubbing. The authors third volume from his ABC radio programme. Size: 8vo.

Hard Cover. Condition: Good +. No Jacket. First Edition. black bds with gilt title to spine. soiling to bds. spine ends and 1 corner bumped. top corner of illustrated ffep clipped. area of peeling to reverse of half title. b/w plates and diagrams. pages lightly and evenly browning. a few smudges, otherwise interior very good and clean. …

Soft cover. Condition: Fair. 1st Edition.

Paperback. Earle Hackett, Australian Broadcasting Corporation, William Collins. Author: Earle HackettBinding: PaperbackPublished: Australian Broadcasting Corporation, William Collins., 1984Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Minor stain on pages edge and tear in laminate on back cover.This non-fiction work, "Lady Bones: Pieces Dissected From The Body Programme Of The Abc" by Earle Hackett, presents a fascinating journey into the intricacies of human anatomy and physiology. Drawing from the popular ABC radio program, the book details various aspects of the human body, from the skeletal system to the complex functions of organs. Hackett's writing style is both informative and accessible, making complex biological concepts understandable for a general audience. It serves as an engaging introduction to the wonders of the human form, blending scientific accuracy with an approachable narrative. Paperback.…

Soft Cover. Condition: Very Good. First Edition. 75pp. White card. Prev owner name on half-title page otherwise nice. Size: 8vo.

Paperback. 1985. First edition. A near fine copy.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition, Illustrated Edition. 1973 J. Cape Hardback 1st Edition 1st Impression. Near fine in near fine unclipped dustjacket. Wonderful jacket design & illustrations as shown.

Softcover (Saddle-stapled). Condition: Very Good. Light age toning to pages. 56 pages. No internal inscriptions. No torn or missing pages. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilogram. Category: Science & Technology; Biology; Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 56698.…

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 8vo (24 cm), 288 pp, 14 plates. Publisher's cloth and dust jacket (stamps of the Royal Institution). "Just how do you give transfusions? Are there vampires? Do cobwebs staunch bleeding? Is blood alive? Does a woman's blood run through the baby inside her? Is there a difference between the bloods of black and white peoples? How much blood is in you? What did a leech do? What about the miraculous annual liquefaction of the preserved blood of St Januarius, the patron saint of Naples? Do pelicans feed their own blood to their young ones? What was in the old apothecary's drawer labeled `Dragon's Blood'? What blood tests are used when paternity is disputed? Can you really die of a broken heart? And dreams of blood, are they significant? An examination of these and similar questions can reasonably be made into an unpretentious book, which will then become an easy bridge between haematology (the scientific study of blood) and what one may call haematosophy (or traditional bloody wisdom)" (from the blurb).…