A Treatise on the Diseases of the Eye by W. Lawrence
by Lawrence, William
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- Very Good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
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Lansdowne, Pennsylvania, United States
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About This Item
Washington, D.C.: Register and Library of Medical and Chirurgical Science, 1834. Hardcover. Very Good. Stereotyped by Duff Green. xii, 582 p.; 23 cm. Contemporary half calf with five spine compartments between raised bands; gilt-tooled title in second compartment; decoration with gilt rules. Marbled paper over boards. Gilt-tooled at tail of spine: "J. Porter," former owner? First American edition. Based on the lectures given at the London Ophthalmic Infirmary by the English eye surgeon William Lawrence. The Register and Library of Medical and Chirurgical Science, published from 1833 to 1836, was the first medical journal published in Washington, D.C. In Very Good Condition: boards are rubbed; foxing; otherwise, clean and tight.
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- Bookseller
- Classic Books and Ephemera (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 005153
- Title
- A Treatise on the Diseases of the Eye by W. Lawrence
- Author
- Lawrence, William
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Register and Library of Medical and Chirurgical Science
- Place of Publication
- Washington, D.C.
- Date Published
- 1834
- Bookseller catalogs
- Medicine & Psychology;
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- Tail
- The heel of the spine.
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Marbled Paper
- Decorative colored paper that imitates marble with a veined, mottled, or swirling pattern. Commonly used as the end papers or...
- 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...
- 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...