Author Name:
Preston, Richard
Title:
The Hot Zone
Binding:
Hard Cover
Book Condition:
Fine
Jacket Condition:
Fine
Edition:
First Edition
Size:
8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
Publisher:
London
Doubleday
1994
ISBN Number:
0385406312 / 9780385406314
Seller ID:
003043
First UK Edition. A Fine uninscribed copy with Fine complete dustjacket. A terrifying true story of man's weakness in the face of the ferocious power of the deadly micro organisms Ebola and Marburg, whilst Influenza rates as a Level 1 virus and AIDS as Level 2 these are rated Level 4. As man destroys the tropical wildernesses of the world, thereby upsetting nature's balance, these previously unknown viruses are entering the human population. Here is the account of nightmarish events when one such virus resurfaced and crossed continents, breaking out inside a house of imported monkeys in a densely populated area of Washington. *** NOT EX LIB ***
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