POMP AND PESTILENCE:INFECTIOUS DISEASE; ITS ORIGINS AND CONQUEST

First Edition. Hardback. Dust Jacket. 8vo.pp.224. Non-fiction. Medicine: "Professor Hare's approach to his subject is quiet and sober, but the subject itself is so sensational and of such immediate interest that this type of realistic treatment only serves to enhance its drama." Chapter headings include:'Man and his Parasites' 'The Reaction of the Community' and 'Parasites and Populations.' Professor Ronald Hare became Emeritus Professor of Bacteriology in the University of London. He died at the age of 86 on the 13 Mar 1986. Cover illustration 'Bacteria' by K.A. Bissett. Publisher’s own retained copy with their stamp on the front pastedown reading ‘File Copy.’ A small Victor Gollanz publisher’s number ‘54 ‘ written in ink on the rear of dust jacket indicates the year of publication. Very good indeed in very good dust jacket. Slightly creased dust jacket at head of spine.