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The Principles and Practice of Medicine 1978
by Osler, William
- Used
- Fine
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Fine/no jacket
- Seller
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Dearborn, Michigan, United States
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About This Item
CLASSICS OF MODERN LIBRARY, 1978-01-01. Special. Hardcover. Fine/no jacket. Hardcover, Special Reprint 1978 (of First Edition dated 1892) Classics of Medicine Library, 1079 pages plus laid-in 30-page pamphlet. Fine with No DJ-as issued. LEATHER BOUND,large and heavy, Black boards, gilt titles, all edges of text block also gilt. Covers are stated to be die-stamped in 22 karat gold, borders outlining front and back boards with gilt fleur-de-lis designs in all corners and center, 5-ribbed spine with gilt embellishment. Marbled end-papers. All interior pages are clean, crisp, bright and tight. No prior owner markings. Sewn-in black ribbon bookmark is intact. Notes from the Editor (a 30-page booklet)is laid-in, also unmarked. This beautiful volume appears to be unread. LOC SSS-FB-02
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- Bookseller
- Eyebrowse Books - MWABA
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 200131003
- Title
- The Principles and Practice of Medicine 1978
- Author
- Osler, William
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- no jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Special
- Publisher
- CLASSICS OF MODERN LIBRARY
- Date Published
- 1978-01-01
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About the Seller
Eyebrowse Books - MWABA
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Dearborn, Michigan
About Eyebrowse Books - MWABA
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- Text Block
- Most simply the inside pages of a book. More precisely, the block of paper formed by the cut and stacked pages of a book....
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- 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...
- 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....
- Laid-in
- "Laid In" indicates that there is something which is included with, but not attached to the book, such as a sheet of paper. The...
- Reprint
- Any printing of a book which follows the original edition. By definition, a reprint is not a first edition.
- Crisp
- A term often used to indicate a book's new-like condition. Indicates that the hinges are not loosened. A book described as crisp...
- LOC
- Library of Congress
- 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...
- 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...
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