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SCOTT, SUSAN & DUNCAN, CHRISTOPHER: : Return of the Black Death: The World's Greatest Serial Killer

UK.CHICHESTER,WEST SUSSEX.John Wiley & Sons Ltd.,2004.

ISBN 9780470090008.

UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn.[Number line 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1.] FINE+/FINE+.No owner inscrptn,and no price-clip to dw/dj.Bright, crisp,clean,matt,wrap-around brown background illustrated dw/dj,with white+ orange lettering and red cross image superimposed to background on front panel; with negligible shelf-wear and creasing to edges and corners - no nicks or tears present.Top+fore-edges bright and clean; contents bright,tight,clean,solid and sound - near pristine and virtually as new - no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corners - possibly unread? Bright,crisp, clean,publisher's sharp-cornered,original plain black cloth boards with bright,crisp, blocked silver gilt letters to spine/ backstrip,a red+black striped headband,and immaculate b/w illustrated endpapers (detail from 'The Dance of Death' by Holbein.).UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn,viiipp+2- 310pp [paginated] includes author's separate preface and introduction,20 chapters,illustrated with b/w charts,maps, graphs and diagrams throughout the text and the book,a further reading list and an index.Plus [unpaginated] half-title page with b/w detail from Holbein's 'Dance of Death' engraving to verso,title page,and contents list/table and 2pp blanks at rear. The Black Death appeared out of the blue in Sicily in 1347 and moved swiftly on to kill half of Europe in three years.Once the plague had established a stronghold in France it continued to terrorize the continent for another three centuries. London's Great Plague of 1665-6,which claimed 6,000 lives a week at its height, was its last great strike.A few years later it disappeared as suddenly and mysteriously as it had appeared. The Black Death was the most terrible and notorious serial killer of all time.Using original parish records,wills and diaries, the authors uncover the tragic and moving human stories behind the records: unsung heroes,bereaved parents,parted lovers and those who exploited the suffering of others for their own greed.They also trace the origins of this lethal disease,through possible earlier outbreaks in classical times back to its animal hosts in Africa. Here it remains but there is no reason to believe it has gone for good. In their skilled hands,the records yield some surprising and disturbing truths. Using this evidence,the authors prove conclusively that these plagues were not Bubonic Plague,as had been believed throughout the 20thC,and were not spread by rats.They were the result of a lethal and highly infectious virus transmitted directly from person to person.The disease currently remains in hiding,but the Black Death,or something like it,could re-emerge at any time and,with today's highly mobile community,the consequences would be catastrophic. Please contact seller,for correct shipping/P+p quotes - particularly ALL overseas customers - BEFORE ordering through the order page! ** N.B. ALL buyers please note,stocks' actual shipping/P+p costs are adjusted and any difference is refunded,after order's receipt and before the order's despatch, especially if the item(s) are offered either P+p included/FREE. ** N.B. US/CANADA customers please be aware: Standard AIRMAIL postage from UK to these destinations can now cost more than the price of the book! If speed is not of the essence, then Economy rate is recommended - at approx. anything from a 1/3rd to 1/2 of the standard AIR quote/rate - sometimes arriving sooner than the 42 days - but not always.

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