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Ancient Medicine.- Breasted (James Henry) The Edwin Smith Surgical Papyrus, 2 vol. including Atlas,

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Ancient Medicine.- Breasted (James Henry) The Edwin Smith Surgical Papyrus, 2 vol. including Atlas, first edition, plates, light foxing to title of text vol., original buckram-backed cloth, a little rubbed, Chicago, 1930 § Bodding (Rev. P.O.) Studies in Santal Medicine and Connected Folklore, 3 parts in 1, offprints from 'Memoirs of the Asiatic Society of Bengal' vol.X, leaves brittle with first two slightly torn and chipped at edges, modern cloth, with original printed wrappers bound in at end, Calcutta, 1925-40 § Art of Healing (The) and Health Care in India: Twelve Miniatures, number XLIII of 500 deluxe copies, 12 colour plates tipped into wrappers, some heightened with gold, loose in original cloth drop-back box, Tubingen, [c.1985]; and 5 others, v.s. (9)

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Ancient Medicine.- Breasted (James Henry) The Edwin Smith Surgical Papyrus, 2 vol. including Atlas,

Name: Ancient Medicine.- Breasted (James Henry) The Edwin Smith Surgical Papyrus, 2 vol. including Atlas,
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