The Life of Sir William Osler
by Cushing, Harvey
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good +/Fair-Good
- Seller
-
Madison, New Jersey, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
London: Oxford University Press, 1940. 1417 pages. Red cloth boards with gold lettering on the spine. Dust jacket is a bit tattered, with a 1.5 inch chunk missing from the bottom of the front. The tears are mainly to the extremities. The dust jacket has been taped to the endpapers, and the tape has yellowed and caused a bit of staining on the endpapers. The binding is tight, and the textblock is clean and straight. The book is printed on nice, thin, laid paper.. First Thus. Hardcover. Very Good +/Fair-Good. Large Octavo.
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Details
- Bookseller
- The Chatham Bookseller, LLC (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 030132
- Title
- The Life of Sir William Osler
- Author
- Cushing, Harvey
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good +
- Jacket Condition
- Fair-Good
- Edition
- First Thus
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1940
- Keywords
- Medicine, Medical History, Health, Doctor, Medical
- Size
- Large Octavo
Terms of Sale
The Chatham Bookseller, LLC
All sales are net. Prepayment is required. Postage in USA: items will be sent Media Mail Rate ($4) unless Priority Mail is requested ($6-$8). Postage for unusually heavy or valuable books may be more. Please contact us for international rates. Books may be returned within 10 days of receipt. Credit cards accepted: VISA, MC, AMEX, Discover.
About the Seller
The Chatham Bookseller, LLC
Biblio member since 2005
Madison, New Jersey
About The Chatham Bookseller, LLC
The Chatham Bookseller began in 1968, and, in 1970, opened a store at its present location in Madison, NJ. The store contains over 10,000 books in over 80 different subjects, and favors good used books and good literature (both hardcover and paperback) over popular books and bestsellers. Our Internet business began in 2001. Upon visiting the store, we can show and sell individual online titles upon request. Store hours are 10:00-5:30 (Tues.-Sat.) and 11:00-4:00 (Sun.). The business is run by Richard Chalfin.
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- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- 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....
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...