The Book of Poisons
£50.00
PHOTOS
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PUBLISHER
Weidenfeld and Nicolson, London.
BINDING
Burgundy cloth boards, gold lettering on spine.
BOOK CONDITION
Very good clean copy.
DUST JACKET
Fair, tearing around edges and a piece missing from top of spine.
EDITION
First Great Britain edition, 1956.
DESCRIPTION
Translated from the German, Das Buch der Gifte, by Michael Bullock.
SYNOPSIS
A comprehensive history of poisons; from plants, animals and man-made. Including descriptions of the beneficial effects of many in small doses, such as opium and mescal.