A Doctor of the Old School
by Maclaren, Ian
- Used
- good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good/No Jacket
- Seller
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Fredericton, New Brunswick, Canada
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About This Item
Toronto: Fleming H. Revell, 1895. Book. Illus. by Frederick C. Gordon. Good. Hardcover. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. The story of a "self-forgetful and so utterly Christian" doctor. Olive cloth w/elaborate gilt decoration/lettering to for cover/spine, 208 pages, all edges gilt. Spine cocked, abrasion to fore-edge (scrapes away some gilt), sticker remnants to bottom spine, previous owner's Christmas gift inscription to front free end paper. A pretty book, with front cover gilt still quite bright and attractive..
Reviews
On Oct 20 2018, a reader said:
Its a little hard to get into.But once you do it is a fun read
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Details
- Bookseller
- Augustine Funnell Books (CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 012180
- Title
- A Doctor of the Old School
- Author
- Maclaren, Ian
- Illustrator
- Frederick C. Gordon
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Publisher
- Fleming H. Revell
- Place of Publication
- Toronto
- Date Published
- 1895
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾
- Keywords
- SCOTS, SCOTLAND, DOCTOR, DOCTORS, INSPIRATIONAL STORIES, NOISBN
- Bookseller catalogs
- Religion & Theology; Fiction (hardcover);
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Augustine Funnell Books
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Fredericton, New Brunswick
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Glossary
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- 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....
- 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...
- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Cocked
- Refers to a state where the spine of a book is lightly "twisted" in such a way that the front and rear boards of a book do not...