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CURRENTS AND COUNTER CURRENTS IN MEDICAL SCIENCE with Other Addresses and Essays
by Holmes, Oliver Wendell (From the Library of J. Christian Bay and Alfred Paul Bay)
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- Hardcover
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About This Item
Boston: Ticknor and Fields, 1861. First Edition. Half Leather. Fine. Octavo. First issue, [i-iii]; [i-xii]; [1]-406; dedication page after copyright page and no ads, bound in half tan polished calf over marbled paper covered boards and matching endpapers, gilt lettering on red and brown morocco spine labels, remaining compartments fully gilt decorated, top edge gilt. From the library of authors J. Christian Bay and Alfred Paul Bay with both of their bookplates to front pastedown. Third blank (inserted leaf) with a presentation inscription M.Y. Bean/Compliments of/ ? A. N. Whiting. A fine, bright copy.
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- Bookseller
- Charles Parkhurst Rare Books, Inc.
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 4276
- Title
- CURRENTS AND COUNTER CURRENTS IN MEDICAL SCIENCE with Other Addresses and Essays
- Author
- Holmes, Oliver Wendell (From the Library of J. Christian Bay and Alfred Paul Bay)
- Format/Binding
- Half Leather
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Ticknor and Fields
- Place of Publication
- Boston
- Date Published
- 1861
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- Top Edge Gilt
- Top edge gilt refers to the practice of applying gold or a gold-like finish to the top of the text block (the edges the pages...
- Marbled Paper
- Decorative colored paper that imitates marble with a veined, mottled, or swirling pattern. Commonly used as the end papers or...
- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
- Morocco
- Morocco is a style of leather book binding that is usually made with goatskin, as it is durable and easy to dye. (see also...
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- Calf
- Calf or calf hide is a common form of leather binding. Calf binding is naturally a light brown but there are ways to treat the...
- Copyright page
- The page in a book that describes the lineage of that book, typically including the book's author, publisher, date of...
- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
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