Autobiography Of Isaac Jones Wistar, 1827-1905, Half A Century In War And Peace. by Wistar, Isaac Jones - 1937

Philadelphia: Wistar Institute of Anatomy and Biology.. Very Good- with no dust jacket. 1937. First Edition. Hardcover. Philadelphia: Wistar Institute of Anatomy and Biology, 1937. First Edition. 10 ¼ x 7 ½ in. 528pp, Index. Frontis portrait, 6 illustrations, folded map. Blue cloth, gilt letters, moderately worn, spine soiled, cracked front hinge stabilized with archival glue, rest of interior very good, no dj. At various levels, Wistar participated in the Civil War in the Pennsylvania 71st Infantry, and in other commands/campaigns. After the war, he resumed his law practice and became a noted penologist, and later founded the Wistar Institute of Anatomy and Biology at the University of Pennsylvania.; 7 illustrations, map; 10 1/4 x 7 1/2 inches; 528 pages .

Wistar Institute of Anatomy & Biology, Pa, 1937. First Edition date same on title. Hardcover. very good/good. NOT an ex library book. 528 pages including the index. Foldout map at rear. Dust jacket with blue background has fade at edges and spine, short tears. Price is not clipped.

Philadelphia: The Wistar Institutde of Anatomy and Biology. Very Good in Fair dust jacket. 1937. Limited Edition. Hardcover. Wistar travelled across the continent. He earned and lost small fortunes as a miner, trapper, muleteer, speculator and lawyer. During the Civil War he raised his own regiment and fought at Gettysburg. Very Good with gilt title and personal escutcheon on front cover. Fair dust jacket protected in archival plastic cover. Ships same or next business day. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 528 pages .

New York:: Harper & Brothers, 1937. 1st edition, 1st printing.. hardcover. near fine, no dust jacket. 8vo. 530pp. seven plates and a fold-out color map. blue cloth.. Family run used bookstore open to the public since 1988. 30 Years of Bookselling Experience backing the careful selection and description of each book we offer.

Philadelphia, PA: Wistar Institute of Anatomy, 1937. Hardcover. Good. Wistar Institute of Anatomy, Philadelphia, PA, 1937. Good. , Hardcover, Text clean. 528 pages. Some uncut pages. Light spotting/foxing to top edge and rear cover. No dust jacket. Philadelphia, 1937 edition. Out-of-print and antiquarian booksellers since 1933. We pack and ship with care.

Philadelphia:: The Wistar Institute,, 1937.. 2nd ed.. publisher's cloth in dust jacket.. A few white spots at the bottom of the rear board, otherwise very nice in jacket with some slight fading and a tiny hole to the rear board.. Large 8vo,. 6 plates and one folding map.

N.Y.: Harper & Brother Publishers, 1937. Book. Very Good+. Hardcover. First Thus. 528 pages + map, illustrations, fading to jacket spine. Mintz 501, Graff 4724, "Includes an overland narrative in 1849." Howes W598, "Largely devoted to the opening and development of the far West from 1849 to 1860, in which Wistar played a conspicuous part before achieving fame and fortune in Pennsylvania.".

Philadelphia.: The Wistar Institute of Anatomy and Biology., 1937.. First edition.. Gilt decorated hard cover. . Fine copy in fine (spine lightly faded) dust jacket (in mylar). . 4to.. Illustrated. Folding map. Very scarce in this condition.