Woodstock: Overlook Duckworth, Date: 2003. First Edition. . Hardcover. Good/Good Dust Jacket. Water damage to lower margins, rear cover & endpapers. Dj looks ok and book is still functional, not swelled. 319pp. Index. Photos. Size: 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" Tall 2003. Overlook Duckworth ISBN 158567348X 9781585673483 [US]

Woodstock, NY: Overlook Duckworth, Date: 2003. First Edition [Stated], First Printing [Stated]. Hardcover. Good. 319, [1] pages. Historical Time Line. Maps. Illustrations. Notes. Bibliography. List of Illustrations. Index. Cover has slight wear and sunning. Adrienne Mayor (born 1946) is a historian of ancient science and a classical folklorist. Mayor specializes in ancient history and the study of "folk science": how pre-scientific cultures interpreted data about the natural world, and how these interpretations form the basis of many ancient myths, folklore and popular beliefs. Her work in pre-scientific fossil discoveries and traditional interpretations of paleontological remains has opened up a new field within the emerging discipline of geomythology and classical folklore. Mayor's book on the origins of biological and chemical warfare revealed the ancient roots of poison weaponry and tactics. Mayor's book uncovers the earliest examples of biochemical weapons in the ancient world, to demonstrate that the concept and practice of biochemical warfare occurred much earlier than was previously thought. She presents ancient Greek, Roman, Chinese, African, and Indian historical accounts of the practice of biochemical warfare, using animal, bacterial, poison, and chemical weaponry, including the titular Greek fire. This book has become a favorite of ancient war gamers and was featured in the History Channel show "Ancient Greek WMDs." A ...

New York Overlook Press 2003 First Edition; First Printing Hardcover Near Fine in a Near Fine dust jacket.; 8.5 X 6.1 X 1.5 inches; 319 pages.

ISBN10: 158567348X, ISBN13: 9781585673483, [publisher: Overlook Press, New York] Hardcover First Edition Near Fine in a Near Fine dust jacket. ; 8.5 X 6.1 X 1.5 inches; 319 pages.
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