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The Sinister Shepherd: A Translation of Girolamo Fracastoro's Syphilidis Sive de Morbo Gallico Libri Tres
by Girolamo Fracastoro
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- as new
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- As New
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Jackson, Wyoming, United States
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About This Item
The Classics of Medicine Library (CML); Gryphon Editions, 1992. Translated by Dr. William Van Wyck. First Edition. Special Edition printing. Fine Binding. Leather bound. All edges gilt. Raised Bands. Marbled Endpapers. Laid-in letter to recipient and notes from editors.
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- Bookseller
- Jackson Hole Book Trader
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- B000IZ55F2
- Title
- The Sinister Shepherd
- Author
- Girolamo Fracastoro
- Format/Binding
- Leather Hardcover
- Book Condition
- New As New
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- The Classics of Medicine Library; Gryphon Editions
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1992
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- translation
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Jackson Hole Book Trader is a locally owned independent bookstore located in Jackson Hole, Wyoming. We provide locals and visitors with new, used and rare books that inform and inspire. We are a place where readers find their next story and where writers find their audience. For over twenty years, we have been a Jackson institution and a community gathering place in an eclectic and relaxed space.We believe books bring people together. They tell our stories, show us the world, and take our visitors (and ourselves) deeper into the many layers of Jackson and the West.
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- First Edition
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- Fine Binding
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- Gilt
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- Edges
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- 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...
- Raised Band(s)
- Raised bands refer to the ridges that protrude slightly from the spine on leather bound books. The bands are created in the...
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