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A hardcover reprint, Cambridge University Press, 1971, originally published in 1970.
Condition - Very good, solid in grety cloth, in a grey / cream dustjacket that shows age spotting to edges .
England is the focus of the majority of the coverage , but Scotland, Wales and Ireland are also mentioned in passing.
Bacteriologist J.F.D. Shrewsbury researched and wrote this key historical text detailing the impact of plague from 1348 to 1665. It argues that the black rat and its fleas were primarily responsible for the disease's introduction and spread, causing immense mortality, social breakdown, and economic disruption across Britain.
