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Treatise on the Diseases of the Chest, Which Are Described According to Their Anatomical Characters and Their Diagnosis by Laennec, R.T.H
- Bookseller: Schroeder's Book Haven
 (US)
- Seller Inventory #: B0573
- Binding: Hardcover
- Publisher: Birmingham: Classics of Medicine, 1980. Reprint. Leather Bound. 446 pages.
Description
Birmingham: Classics of Medicine, 1980. Reprint. Leather Bound. 446 pages. . Special facsimile reprint of the 1821 treatise. In full chocolate leather with gilt decorations, raised spine bands, all edges 22K gilt. 6x9 inch format. Informational booklet laid in. B/w illustrations, with much on the newly invented acoustick diagnostic instruments. Informational booklet laid in. Very Fine/No Jacket. .
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reprint : Any printing of a book which follows the original edition. By definition, a reprint is not a first edition.
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