24 pages; 8vo (9.5") 25 cm; Softcover, gray-brown covers, 24 pages including covers, table of human Trematode diseases, map of Pomatiopsis snail distribution in eastern US, 6 diagrams of stingers of cone-shell mollusks, 6 b/w photos. ; Originall published by Smithsonian Institution, publication number 3933, 1947. This edition by US Government Printing Office, 1948. ; Describes shistosomiasis or shisto, a parasitic disease common in Philippines, how attempts were made during WW2 to control it by eliminating the snail that carried it, and other parasitic diseases carried by mollusks. ; Front cover stamped with name and marked with date, rear cover also shows very faint stamp, unreadable. Bookplate of Library of Palaeontological Research Institution inside front cover, with donor's name, dated 1954. Small nick to upper edge, not affecting any text. Scarce.
Title: Mollusks and Medicine in World War 2 : An Original Article from the Report of the Smithsonian Institution, 1947
Location Published: Government Printing Office: 1948
Binding: Softcover
Book Condition: Very Good-
Item: 0.20 lbs
Categories: Science
Seller ID: 22538
Keywords: conchology, malacology, medical, medicine, military history, mollusk, mollusks, parasite, parasites, parasitology, seashells, shells, world war 2, world war ii
