Description: SOFTCOVER WITH UNEVEN FADING ON FRONT COVER DUE TO DIFFERENT PARTS OF THE EDGES BEING EXPOSED TO LIGHT AT DIFFERENT TIMES WITH TOEHR BOOKS LAYING ON TOP (PHOTO 1). JUST LOOK AT (PHOTO 3). The two images on the right show a subway tunnel ceiling covered in asbestos and heavy duty piping wrapped in asbestos THE SPINE HAD BEEN HIT WITH A SHORT TEAR TO REAR COVER AT SPINE BUT WAS STABILIZED. (PHOTO 11 & 12) REAR BLANK END PAPER HAD A FEW NOTES MADE BY PRIOR OWNER BUT NO OTHER WRITING IN THE BOOK. (PHOTO 10) INTERIOR HAS AN OCCASIONAL SOILING SPOT. 80 PAGES INCLUDING THE OUTER WRAPS. ASBESTOS REFERENCES: The word "asbestos" is used on nearly every second page, typically under the description "PACKING". It tends to be the same reference each time. It is an interesting statement about industry and the safety of workers that asbestos was still considered a positive attribute, nearly 70 years after it was first found to be dangerous. QUICK LIST OF OUR AWARENESS OF THE DANGERS OF ASBESTOS PRIOR TO THIS CATALOG BEING PRINTED: 1897: An Austrian doctor linked a patient's pulmonary issues to inhaling asbestos dust 1898: An English report cited widespread lung damage in asbestos mills 1906: Dr. Montague Murray recorded the first documented death of an asbestos worker from pulmonary failure 1924: The British Medical Journal published an article on the dangers of breathing asbestos dust 1930: Dr. Merewether's report on asbestos textile workers concluded that exposure shortened workers' lifespans 1933: The first case of asbestosis was reported in the United States 1934: Researchers discovered the link between asbestos exposure and cancer 1943: A mesothelioma-like tumor was reported 1949: Asbestos was widely understood to be harmful 1955: A major study linked asbestos exposure with cancer PLEASE USE ZOOM FUNCTION ON ALL PHOTOS AS THEY ARE PART OF THE DESCRIPTION. Mona120 TALLvert
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