How Did We Find Out About Germs.

First Edition of How Did We Find Out About Germs; Inscribed by Isaac Asimov

How Did We Find Out About Germs.

ASIMOV, Isaac.

$400.00

Item Number: 129739

New York: Walker and Company, 1974.

First edition of this work by the award-winning writer. Octavo, original cloth, illustrated. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author opposite the title page, “For Allen and Andrew Isaac Asimov.” Fine in a near fine dust jacket. Illustrated by David Wood.

This work highlights the history of how man discovered "germs" of all kinds--protists, bacteria, viruses, etc. It covers all the main topics (spontaneous generation, animalcules, vaccination, etc.) and the important historical figures such as Leeuwenhoek, Redi, Jenner, Pasteur.

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