Description
Hardcover is in ok condition with wear around the edges and spine. No dust jacket. Pages are clean and binding is secure. May be some writing inside the front cover.
This early 20th century textbook on bacteriology by Thurman Brooks Rice provides a fascinating window into the rapid advances in microbiology during that era. Published in the decades following the groundbreaking work of Louis Pasteur and Robert Koch, it captures the scientific understanding of bacteria at a time when their role in disease was just becoming clear. Rice’s text would have been an essential resource for students of medicine and biology seeking to grasp the latest discoveries and techniques in this nascent field. Of particular interest are any handwritten notes or marginalia from its original student owner, offering insights into how this pioneering knowledge was received and applied. A significant work for collectors interested in the history of microbiology and early scientific education.
