THOMPSON, Charles John Samuel.

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Poisons and Poisoners. With Historical Accounts of Some Famous Mysteries in Ancient and Modern Times. First US edition, from the crime library of Patricia Cornwell. Known for his work on toxicology, Thompson (1862-1943) was a curator at the Wellcome Institute and the museum of the Royal College of Surgeons.

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