Reader's Adviser Vol.5: Best in the Literature of Science,Technology & Medicine

The Reader’s Adviser (13th Ed) Vol 5: Science, Technology, and Medicine

​A Comprehensive Layman’s Guide to the Best Literature in the Sciences

​This 13th edition of The Reader's Adviser (Volume 5) is an essential bibliographic resource. Edited by Paul T. Durbin and published by R.R. Bowker in 1988, it provides curated lists and biographical sketches of the most significant works and authors in the fields of Biology, Medicine, Physics, Engineering, and more.

​Item Specifics

• ​Title: The Reader's Adviser: A Layman's Guide to Literature (13th Edition)
• ​Volume: Volume 5: The Best in the Literature of Science, Technology, and Medicine
• ​Editor: Paul T. Durbin (Series Editors: Barbara A. Chernow & George A. Vallasi)
• ​Publisher: R. R. Bowker Company
• ​Year: 1988
• ​Format: Hardcover with Dust Jacket (Mylar protected)
• ​Pages: 725
• ​Dimensions: 9.5" (H) x 6.75" (W) x 1.625" (T)

​Condition Report: Good (Ex-Library)

​This volume has been well-preserved and remains a sturdy, functional reference copy.

• ​Dust Jacket: In Very Good condition. It has been protected by a professional Mylar sleeve, keeping the colors and edges crisp.
• ​Cover/Binding: Hardback is in Good condition. As is common with protected library books, there are some adhesive marks on the inner boards/endpapers where the Mylar cover was originally attached. The binding is tight and square.
• ​Interior: Ex-Library with standard library markings (barcode on front cover, stamps/labels on spine/preliminary pages). The text block itself is clean, bright, and free of highlighting or marginalia.
• ​Overall: A very solid, intact copy with all 725 pages present.

​Whether you are a historian of science, a librarian, or a collector of bibliographies, this volume offers a unique "time capsule" of the scientific canon as of the late 1980s. It includes fascinating sections on:

• ​History of Science & Philosophy of Science
• ​Genetics, Ecology, and Environmental Science
• ​Clinical Psychology and Psychiatry
• ​Ethics in Science and Medicine
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