Gustav Eckstein — Noguchi

New York; London, Harper & Brothers Publisher's , 1931. Cloth. A first edition biography of pioneering Japanese bacteriologist Hideyo Noguchi, written by physician and author Gustav Eckstein. In the publisher's original dark cloth binding. First edition.Illustrated with eight monochrome plates, including a frontispiece. Collated, complete. A fascinating biographical study of Dr. Hideyo Noguchi (1876–1928), the renowned Japanese bacteriologist celebrated for his groundbreaking research into yellow fever, syphilis, and other infectious diseases.Gustav Eckstein (1890–1981) was an American physician, writer, and naturalist known for his accessible works on science and biography. In the publisher's original cloth binding. Externally very smart. One or two vanishingly slight spots of damp staining to front boards. Two white marks to lower edge of front board. The odd minor handling mark to boards. Slight rubbing and bumping to extremities. The odd spot of glue residue to the front free endpaper, not affecting other pages or front paste down. Internally, firmly bound. Pages bright and clean with just one or two very minor handling marks. Very Good . Ill.: None Stated. Very Good .