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A Catalogue of Sixteenth Century Printed Books in the National Library of Medicine
by Richard J. Durling
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine
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BATH, Somerset, United Kingdom
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About This Item
Bethesda, Maryland: U.S. Department of Health, Education, and Welfare, 1967. First edition. Cloth. Near Fine. 10.5" by 8". None . An excellent first edition of this extensive catalogue of sixteenth century printed books found in the National Library of Medicine. An extensive catalogue of the sixteenth century printed books in the National Library of medicine compiled by Richard J. Durling. The first edition of 1967.The United Stated National Library of Medicine is the world's largest medical library, containing over seven million books, journals, reports, manuscripts, microfilms, photographs, and images on medicine and related sciences, including some of the world's oldest and rarest works. This catalogue lists and describes the all the sixteenth-century imprints held by the History of Medicine Division of the library. In the original publisher's full cloth binding. Externally excellent with only minor shelf wear and some minor bumping to the head and tail of the spine and to the extremities. With a minor diagonal creasing to the spine. Internally, firmly bound. The pages are bright and clean. Near Fine
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- Bookseller
- Rooke Books
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 785A33
- Title
- A Catalogue of Sixteenth Century Printed Books in the National Library of Medicine
- Author
- Richard J. Durling
- Illustrator
- None
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- U.S. Department of Health, Education, and Welfare
- Place of Publication
- Bethesda, Maryland
- Date Published
- 1967
- Size
- 10.5" by 8"
- Keywords
- catalogue sixteenth century medicine sixteenth century
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Rooke Books
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BATH, Somerset
About Rooke Books
Welcome to Rooke Books Antiquarian Bookseller
We are a small team dedicated to bringing you very scarce books at reasonable prices. We specialise in rare and hard to come by works on all subjects over the last 500 years, together with modern first editions and decorative sets and bindings. Our library has something for every interest and specialism. We deliver worldwide using a fully tracked and insured courier delivery service.
Where are We?
Based in the literary city of Bath, our offices are housed in the Eastern Dispensary. Built in 1845, the building originally existed as a charitable institution providing medical care. The building now houses our collection of over twenty thousand books and has five full time members of staff.
We are a small team dedicated to bringing you very scarce books at reasonable prices. We specialise in rare and hard to come by works on all subjects over the last 500 years, together with modern first editions and decorative sets and bindings. Our library has something for every interest and specialism. We deliver worldwide using a fully tracked and insured courier delivery service.
Where are We?
Based in the literary city of Bath, our offices are housed in the Eastern Dispensary. Built in 1845, the building originally existed as a charitable institution providing medical care. The building now houses our collection of over twenty thousand books and has five full time members of staff.
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- Fine
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- Tail
- The heel of the spine.
- Cloth
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